Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4131
CVE-2005-4131
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, 2002, and 2003, in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3 and other packages, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Excel file with a malformed range, which could lead to memory corruption involving an argument to the msvcrt.memmove function, aka "Brand new Microsoft Excel Vulnerability," as originally placed for sale on eBay as item number 7203336538.
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Affected products
152000, 2002, 2003+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: 2000, 2002, 2003
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:excel:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
25- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15780nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/19138nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19238nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0950nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/642428nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-073A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dllnvd
- informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtmlnvd
- news.com.com/2061-10789_3-5988086.htmlnvd
- news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989078.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/584nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/591nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-069.htmnvd
- www.dicks-blog.com/archives/2005/12/08/excel-vulnerability-for-sale/nvd
- www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1759%2C1899697%2C00.aspnvd
- www.osvdb.org/blog/nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427635/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427698/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/news/11363nvd
- www.theage.com.au/news/breaking/excel-flaw-up-for-sale-on-ebay/2005/12/09/1134086783318.htmlnvd
- www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/10/ebay_pulls_excel_vulnerability_auction/nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-012nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23537nvd
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