CVE-1999-0794 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00304.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office::::::::

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Excel Subscribe Office Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0775	Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241900
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241901
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241902
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-044

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:38.147Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0794

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 1999-10-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-0794

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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