Vulnerability in Microsoft Word
CVE-2003-0820
Microsoft Word 97, 98(J), 2000, and 2002, and Microsoft Works Suites 2001 through 2004, do not properly check the length of the "Macro names" data value, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow attack.
EPSS: 0.257 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Word — versions 97, 98, 2000
- Microsoft Works — versions 2001, 2002, 2003
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OVAL, signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)