CVE-2003-0820
N/A
Published: November 18, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWordWorks
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 26%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0163.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.security.nnov.ru/search/document.asp?docid=5243VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8835Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MS
Source: [email protected]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13682VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A336VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A585VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A586Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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