CVE-2002-0616

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Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 9.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Macro Security Model in Microsoft Excel 2000 and 2002 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute code by attaching an inline macro to an object within an Excel workbook, aka the "Excel Inline Macros 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp2::::::
	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:office:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 9.7% (9.723% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9397.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5063
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-031

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel Office

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 2, 2003, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:56 AM
Reserved: Jun 12, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 12, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM

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