Microsoft Excel Password Protected Spreadsheets Bypass Macro Protection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	257
Class:	Origin Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Mar 29 1999 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 29 1999 12:00AM
Credit:	This vulnerability was published in the BUGTRAQ mailing list by rotaiv <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Excel 98 for Mac - Apple Mac OS 8 8.0 - Apple Mac OS 9 9.0 Microsoft Excel 97 SR2 Microsoft Excel 97 SR1 Microsoft Excel 97 + Microsoft Office 97 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:	Microsoft Excel 2000 + Microsoft Office 2000 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1 - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

Microsoft Excel Password Protected Spreadsheets Bypass Macro Protection Vulnerability

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Microsoft Excel Password Protected Spreadsheets Bypass Macro Protection Vulnerability

Solution:
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