Buffer overflow in the conversion utilities for Japanese, Korean and Chinese Word 5…
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the conversion utilities for Japanese, Korean and Chinese Word 5 documents allows an attacker to execute commands, aka the "Malformed Conversion Data" vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01909 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 22
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack:2000.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_converter_pack:2000.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Show 12 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* | 97 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 98 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* | 98 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* | 98 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* Versions 97 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 98 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* Versions 98 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* Versions 98 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0088
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v953-3rp8-5v5v
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2000-0088 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0088 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v953-3rp8-5v5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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