CVE-2000-0277 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2000-06-02

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 1.7% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:::::::*

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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-2000-0276	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01667.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/1272
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1087
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-022

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-06-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:20.384Z

Reserved: 2000-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0277

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-04-03T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2000-0277

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-254

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