CVE-2002-1143
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
Microsoft Word and Excel allow remote attackers to steal sensitive information via certain field codes that insert the information when the document is returned to the attacker, as demonstrated in Word using (1) INCLUDETEXT or (2) INCLUDEPICTURE, aka "Flaw in Word Fields and Excel External Updates Could Lead to Information Disclosure."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)54%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/Technet/security/topics/secword.asp ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/Technet/security/topics/secword.aspPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5586Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103040003014999&w=2Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103252858816401&w=2Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10008.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10155.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/899713Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5764Advisory