VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1055
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."
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.88% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/excel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.