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:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- 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: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:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr1:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr2:*:ja:*:*:*:*
Patches
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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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