7.5

CVE-2003-0820: microsoft word

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 18-11-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0820 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft word. EPSS estimates a 26.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
26.32%
0%100%
High · +0.59 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-11-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

26.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.59 pp

From 25.73% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
26.32%

Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products
  • word97 | 97:sr1 | 97:sr2 | 98 | 98:sr1 | 98:sr2 | 2000 | 2000:sp2 | 2000:sp3 | 2000:sr1 | 2000:sr1a | 2002 | 2002:sp1 | 2002:sp2
  • works2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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