CVE-2005-4131 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, allowing user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code. This flaw, potentially involving memory corruption from a malformed range in an Excel file, was notably offered for sale on eBay. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium), it requires user interaction (AC:M) but can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:P/I:P/A:P). While not in the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, and its EPSS score is high, indicating a greater likelihood of exploitation compared to most CVEs. Despite this, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
95CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.