Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2002-1716
The Host() function in the Microsoft spreadsheet component on Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files using the SaveAs capability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.143 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.143 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions xp
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4398 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8711 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265087 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.guninski.com/m$oxp-2.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-1716?
- CVE-2002-1716 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Published 2002-12-31.
- Is CVE-2002-1716 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.