7.5

CVE-2003-0821: microsoft word

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

CVE-2003-0821 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft word. EPSS estimates a 19.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
19.43%
0%100%
Medium · +0.45 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 Excel 97, 2000, and 2002 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a spreadsheet with a malicious XLM (Excel 4) macro that bypasses the macro security model.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

19.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.45 pp

From 18.98% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
19.43%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

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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