CVE-2002-0616 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 where remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by embedding an inline macro within an Excel workbook object. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, and requires high attack complexity (AC:H) to achieve partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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