CVE-2001-0240
What it is
Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.6 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Word 97
- Microsoft Word 98
- Microsoft Word 2000
- Microsoft Word 2001
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.6
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2001-0240.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2001-0240. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2753
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-028
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6571
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2753
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-028
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6571