VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0628
Microsoft Word 2000 does not check AutoRecovery (.asd) files for macros, which allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary macros with the user ID of the Word user.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 2.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Microsoft Word 2000 does not check AutoRecovery (.asd) files for macros, which allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary macros with the user ID of the Word user.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.24% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/word
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q274/2/28.aspExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2760Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6614
- http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q274/2/28.aspExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2760Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6614
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.