CVEvulnerability

CVE-1999-0794

4.6 MEDIUM Published 1999-10-01 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 1999-10-01
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses: CWE-59

Description

Microsoft Excel does not warn a user when a macro is present in a Symbolic Link (SYLK) format file.

Affected configurations

• microsoft excel

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

CWE-356 Missing User Interaction for Potentially Unsafe Action weakness

References

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241900 support.microsoft.com
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241901 support.microsoft.com
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241902 support.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-044 docs.microsoft.com
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241900 support.microsoft.com
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241901 support.microsoft.com
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ241902 support.microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-044 docs.microsoft.com