VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-1239
Microsoft Excel 2003 does not properly parse .XLS files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file with a (1) corrupted XML format or a (2) corrupted XLS format, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 11.6%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Excel 2003 does not properly parse .XLS files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file with a (1) corrupted XML format or a (2) corrupted XLS format, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 11.61% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/excel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securityvulns.com/news/Microsoft/Excel/XML/DoS.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461373/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22717
- http://securityvulns.com/news/Microsoft/Excel/XML/DoS.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461373/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22717
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.