CVE-2003-0820

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Summary

CVECVE-2003-0820
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2003-12-15 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Word 2000 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2000 All All ja
Application Microsoft Word 2000 All All ko
Application Microsoft Word 2000 All All zh
Application Microsoft Word 2000 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2000 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2000 sr1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2000 sr1a All All
Application Microsoft Word 2002 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2002 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2002 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 97 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 97 All All ja
Application Microsoft Word 97 All All ko
Application Microsoft Word 97 All All zh
Application Microsoft Word 97 sr1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 97 sr2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 98 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 98 All All ja
Application Microsoft Word 98 All All ko
Application Microsoft Word 98 All All zh
Application Microsoft Word 98 sr1 All ja
Application Microsoft Word 98 sr2 All ja
Application Microsoft Works 2001 All All All
Application Microsoft Works 2002 All All All
Application Microsoft Works 2003 All All All
Application Microsoft Works 2004 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Уведомление о безопасности: Microsoft Word Macro Buffer Overflow - ошибки и эксплоиты af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.security.nnov.ru Third Party Advisory
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - #0163 - Few issues previously unpublished in English af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-050 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Word Macro Name Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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