CVE-2000-0637

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Published Oct 13, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0633	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.352% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1451
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=396B3F8F.9244D290%40nat.bg
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-051
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5016

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 13, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:28 AM
Reserved: Aug 2, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 26, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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