CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3059

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3086.

Risk Assessment

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user opening a malicious file, potentially leading to system compromise and data theft.

Recommendation

Update Microsoft Excel to the latest version containing security patches. Avoid opening Excel files from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 through 2004 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-3086.

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