CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0846

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2001 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file containing certain parameters that are not properly validated.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain control of the victim's system, installing malware or stealing data, if the user opens a crafted Excel file.

Recommendation

Apply security updates provided by Microsoft for affected Excel versions immediately and consider blocking Excel files from unknown sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, 2001 for Mac, and v.X for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file containing certain parameters that are not properly validated.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS