Excel 2000 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Patch

Protect yourself from a vulnerability that could allow a malicious user to run code from an Excel worksheet without your knowle.
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Excel 2000 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Patch Ranking & Summary

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  • License:
  • Free
  • Publisher Name:
  • Microsoft
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://www.microsoft.com/
  • Operating Systems:
  • Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows XP
  • File Size:
  • 907.67K

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Excel 2000 REGISTER.ID Function Vulnerability Patch Description

From Microsoft : A vulnerability has been discovered in REGISTER.ID, a worksheet function, when referencing a DLL created by a malicious user. When REGISTER.ID is invoked from an Excel worksheet it can reference any DLL on the system and can be harmful if the referenced DLL contains malicious code. By design, there is no warning given to the user when REGISTER.ID calls a DLL, from a worksheet. In order for a malicious user to exploit this vulnerability the referenced (malicious) DLL would have to reside on the affected user's computer or on a machine accessible via a UNC path on the user's network.Microsoft has released this patch to eliminate this security vulnerability.


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