Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2000-0854
When a Microsoft Office 2000 document is launched, the directory of that document is first used to locate DLL's such as riched20.dll and msi.dll, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse DLL into the same directory as the document.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.372 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.372 · newest: 0.372 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2000
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q3/0117.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0277.html (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1699 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5263 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0155.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-0854?
- CVE-2000-0854 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Published 2000-11-14.
- Is CVE-2000-0854 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.