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CVE-2005-4131 Detail

Current Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7203336538 CVE, MITRE
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174910198 CVE, MITRE
http://news.com.com/2061-10789_3-5988086.html CVE, MITRE
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989078.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19138 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19238 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/584 CVE, MITRE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/591 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015333 CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015766 CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htm CVE, MITRE
http://www.dicks-blog.com/archives/2005/12/08/excel-vulnerability-for-sale/ CVE, MITRE
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1899697%2C00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614 CVE, MITRE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/642428 CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
http://www.osvdb.org/blog/?p=71 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427635/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427698/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15780 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11363 CVE, MITRE
http://www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/excel-flaw-up-for-sale-on-ebay/2005/12/09/1134086783318.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/10/ebay_pulls_excel_vulnerability_auction/ CVE, MITRE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.html CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23537 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4131
NVD Published Date:
12/09/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE