Microsoft Word 97, 98(J), 2000, and 2002, and Microsoft Works Suites 2001 through 2004…
Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.26321 98th 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 · 27
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 97 | 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:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 97 sr1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 97 sr2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 98 | 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:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 97 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:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 97 sr1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 97 sr2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 98 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
Show 17 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr1:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 98 sr1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr2:*:ja:*:*:*:* | 98 sr2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 | 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:word:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sr1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1a:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sr1a | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2001 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr1:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 98 sr1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr2:*:ja:*:*:*:* Versions 98 sr2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 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
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sr1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sr1a Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2001 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0820
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggm6-m8r4-r7vh
References
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- TI-2016-06184 Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2003-0820 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0820 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ggm6-m8r4-r7vh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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