CVE-2004-0846 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2001 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file containing certain parameters that are not properly validated.

Published: 2004-10-16

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 44.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2001:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:x:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2001:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:v.x:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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 0.44259.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109779810827096&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12800/
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-009.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/274496
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-033
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17653
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17683
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2673
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4226

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-10-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:31:47.931Z

Reserved: 2004-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-0846

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-11-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-0846

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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