MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in the HTML interpreter in Microsoft Office 2000 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long embedded object tag, aka the "Microsoft Office HTML Object Tag" vulnerability
Published Oct 13, 2000
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.99%
Description
Buffer overflow in the HTML interpreter in Microsoft Office 2000 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a long embedded object tag, aka the "Microsoft Office HTML Object Tag" vulnerability.
Affected products
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.
5.1 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.99% 0.03993
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03993
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.99% (0.03993) | 90.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.99% (0.03993) | 89.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.69% (0.10691) | 92.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.11% (0.12109) | 89.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 10.69% (0.10691) | 92.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.60% (0.06603) | 90.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 57.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 56.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00187) | 54.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.88% (0.03884) | 85.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.88% (0.03884) | 84.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.88% (0.03884) | 67.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1561 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-056 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1561 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-056 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0765
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a