CVE-1999-0794 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.

Published: 2000-01-04

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0775	Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01493.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241900
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241901
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241902
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-044

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-01-04T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:48:38.147Z

Reserved: 1999-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0794

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-10-01T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:49:04.297

Link: CVE-1999-0794

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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