CVEvulnerability
CVE-2003-0820
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2003-12-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• microsoft word 97
• microsoft word 98
• microsoft word 2000
• microsoft word 2002
• microsoft works 2001
• microsoft works 2002
• microsoft works 2003
• microsoft works 2004
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0163.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/search/document.asp?docid=5243 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8835 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13682 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A336 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A585 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A586 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A668 Third Party Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0163.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/search/document.asp?docid=5243 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8835 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050 docs.microsoft.com
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13682 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A336 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A585 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A586 Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A668 Third Party Advisory