| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-1999-1055 (CCN-1737) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 1998-12-10 | ||||||||
| Published: | 1998-12-10 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2018-10-12 | ||||||||
| Summary: | Microsoft Excel 97 does not warn the user before executing worksheet functions, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using the CALL function to execute a malicious DLL, aka the Excel "CALL Vulnerability." | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-Other | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Bypass Security | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-1999-1055 Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS98-018 Patch Available for Excel 'CALL Vulnerability' Source: CCN Type: OSVDB ID: 925 Microsoft Excel 97 CALL Arbitrary Command Execution Source: BID Type: UNKNOWN 179 Source: CCN Type: BID-179 Microsoft Russian New Year CALL Vulnerability Source: MS Type: UNKNOWN MS98-018 Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN excel-call(1737) Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN excel-call(1737) Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 196791 XL97: Patch Available for Excel CALL Vulnerability | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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