Vulnerability in Microsoft Word
CVE-2001-0501
Microsoft Word 2002 and earlier allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user by embedding the macros in a manner that escapes detection by the security scanner.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Word — versions 97, 98, 2000
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6732 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-034 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2876 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)