Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0821
CVE-2003-0821
Description
Microsoft Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.
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Affected products
28cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 22 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ko:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr1:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr2:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/9010nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13681nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A636nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A675nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A695nvdThird Party Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050nvd
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