First published: Wed Jul 26 2000(Updated: )
Microsoft Excel 97 and 2000 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by specifying a malicious .dll using the Register.ID function, aka the "Excel REGISTER.ID Function" vulnerability.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =97 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2000 |
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CVE-2000-0637 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary command execution.
CVE-2000-0637 affects Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Excel 2000.
To mitigate CVE-2000-0637, it is recommended to upgrade to a more recent version of Microsoft Excel that is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2000-0637 facilitates remote code execution by allowing an attacker to load a malicious .dll file.
CVE-2000-0637 is not specific to an operating system as it affects specific versions of Microsoft Excel on Windows.