CVE-2005-4131 (GCVE-0-2005-4131)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2005-12-09 11:00
Modified
2024-08-07 23:31
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed range, which could lead to memory corruption involving an argument to the msvcrt.memmove function, aka "Brand new Microsoft Excel Vulnerability," as originally placed for sale on eBay as item number 7203336538.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23537 vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7203336538 x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15780 vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1899697%2C00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614 x_refsource_MISC
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/584 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174910198 x_refsource_MISC
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950 vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989078.html x_refsource_MISC
http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/excel-flaw-up-for-sale-on-ebay/2005/12/09/1134086783318.html x_refsource_MISC
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/591 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON
http://secunia.com/advisories/19238 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/10/ebay_pulls_excel_vulnerability_auction/ x_refsource_MISC
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT
http://secunia.com/advisories/19138 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.osvdb.org/blog/?p=71 x_refsource_MISC
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015333 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427635/100/0/threaded mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.dicks-blog.com/archives/2005/12/08/excel-vulnerability-for-sale/ x_refsource_MISC
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766 vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/642428 third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427698/100/0/threaded mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11363 x_refsource_MISC
http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-5988086.html x_refsource_MISC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
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  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.


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