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CVE-2000-0277

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-254 Security Features
Publication date:
03/04/2000
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 does not warn the user when executing Excel Macro Language (XLM) macros in external text files, which could allow an attacker to execute a macro virus, aka the "XLM Text Macro" vulnerability.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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