CVE-2001-0718
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
Vulnerability in (1) Microsoft Excel 2002 and earlier and (2) Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and earlier allows attackers to bypass macro restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by modifying the data stream in the document.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)11%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-28.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-28.htmlPatch
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218802
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/287067
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3402
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7223