VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0240
Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.43% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/word
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2753Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-028
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6571Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2753Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-028
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6571Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.