Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-4131
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed range, which could lead to memory corruption involving an argument to the msvcrt.memmove function, aka "Brand new Microsoft Excel Vulnerability," as originally placed for sale on eBay as item number 7203336538.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4131
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 60.34%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2005-4131
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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[email protected] |
References for CVE-2005-4131
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http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174910198
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427698/100/0/threaded
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/642428
US Government Resource
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/584
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http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11363
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html
US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1899697,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950
Vendor Advisory
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http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-5988086.html
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7203336538
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427635/100/0/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23537
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/591
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/excel-flaw-up-for-sale-on-ebay/2005/12/09/1134086783318.html
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1015333
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http://www.dicks-blog.com/archives/2005/12/08/excel-vulnerability-for-sale/
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/10/ebay_pulls_excel_vulnerability_auction/
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989078.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15780
Patch
Products affected by CVE-2005-4131
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*