MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF) reader allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed control word
Published Apr 18, 2000
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.69%
Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF) reader allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a malformed control word.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- n/a
- n/a
- 4.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.69% 0.20685
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20685
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.69% (0.20685) | 97.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 20.69% (0.20685) | 97.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 24.40% (0.24400) | 97.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.69% (0.20685) | 97.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 34.32% (0.34322) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 16.57% (0.16571) | 94.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 34.32% (0.34322) | 96.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 16.57% (0.16571) | 94.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 34.32% (0.34322) | 96.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 56.81% (0.56806) | 98.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.57% (0.16571) | 94.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.25% (0.25250) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.53% (0.17534) | 94.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 73.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 72.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 68.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 14.72% (0.14716) | 95.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 14.72% (0.14716) | 95.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 14.72% (0.14716) | 91.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ249973 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
- http://xforce.iss.net/search.php3?type=2&pattern=win-malformed-rtf-control-word vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-005 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ249973 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB | |
| http://xforce.iss.net/search.php3?type=2&pattern=win-malformed-rtf-control-word | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-005 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 18, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 22, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0073
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a