MEDIUM
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
Published Mar 3, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.18%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.18% 0.12181
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12181
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.18% (0.12181) | 96.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.61% (0.11611) | 95.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 16.04% (0.16035) | 94.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.28% (0.13284) | 93.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.57% (0.14575) | 90.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.28% (0.13284) | 93.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.68% (0.92680) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 92.46% (0.92462) | 98.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 91.70% (0.91702) | 98.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 92.14% (0.92140) | 98.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 92.96% (0.92963) | 98.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 92.83% (0.92830) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 93.25% (0.93245) | 98.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2023 | 94.15% (0.94146) | 98.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2023 | 94.85% (0.94850) | 98.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 95.84% (0.95841) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 95.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 88.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://securityvulns.com/news/Microsoft/Excel/XML/DoS.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461373/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22717 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityvulns.com/news/Microsoft/Excel/XML/DoS.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461373/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22717 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 3, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 3, 2007
Link CVE-2007-1239
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a