Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
CVE-2004-0848
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link with a URL file location containing long inputs after (1) "%00 (null byte) in .doc filenames or (2) "%0a" (carriage return) in .rtf filenames.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/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: 0.275 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.275 · newest: 0.275 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions xp
- Microsoft Powerpoint — versions 2002
- Microsoft Project — versions 2002
- Microsoft Visio — versions 2002
- Microsoft Word — versions 2002
- Microsoft Works — versions 2002, 2003, 2004
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416001 (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-005 (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2738 (signature, vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2348 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-039A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4022 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19107 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0848?
- CVE-2004-0848 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Published 2005-02-08.
- Is CVE-2004-0848 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.