CVE-1999-1055 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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."

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 7.7% Low

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1036	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."

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 0.07729.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/179
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1998/ms98-018
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1737

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.080Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1055

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-1999-1055

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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