CVE-2007-1239 json
Microsoft Excel 2003 does not properly parse .XLS files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via…
published 2007-03-03 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1236
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.2%
- EPSS 12.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft Excel 2003 does not properly parse .XLS files, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a file with a (1) corrupted XML format or a (2) corrupted XLS format, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Exploit prediction
12.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityvulns.com http://securityvulns.com/news/Microsoft/Excel/XML/DoS.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityvulns.com
/news/Microsoft/Excel/XML/DoS.html
exploit
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/461373/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/22717
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-1239
- NVD CVE-2007-1239
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