CVE-2002-0617 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 where a specially crafted hyperlink on a drawing shape could bypass macro security, allowing remote code execution. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity required for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, 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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.