When a Microsoft Office 2000 document is launched, the directory of that document is first used to locate DLL's such as riched20.dll and msi.dll, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse DLL into the same directory as the document
Published May 7, 2001
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 37.21%
Description
When a Microsoft Office 2000 document is launched, the directory of that document is first used to locate DLL's such as riched20.dll and msi.dll, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse DLL into the same directory as the document.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 37.21% (0.37213) | 98.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 37.21% (0.37213) | 98.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 8, 2026 | 29.70% (0.29705) | 96.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 28.41% (0.28413) | 96.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 27, 2025 | 37.31% (0.37307) | 97.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 26, 2025 | 43.81% (0.43814) | 97.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.75% (0.37751) | 96.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 32.13% (0.32132) | 96.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.68% (0.30682) | 94.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 32.13% (0.32132) | 96.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 33.96% (0.33958) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.48% (0.03475) | 91.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01806) | 86.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00718) | 77.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00645) | 76.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 21.12% (0.21123) | 96.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 21.12% (0.21123) | 96.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 21.12% (0.21123) | 94.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0277.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0155.html mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q3/0117.html mailing-listx_refsource_WIN2KSECVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1699 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5263 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0277.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q3/0155.html | mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q3/0117.html | mailing-listx_refsource_WIN2KSECVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1699 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5263 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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