Microsoft Word 2002, 2000, 97, and 98(J) does not properly check certain properties of a document, which allows attackers to bypass the macro security model and automatically execute arbitrary macros via a malicious document
Published Sep 4, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.13%
Description
Microsoft Word 2002, 2000, 97, and 98(J) does not properly check certain properties of a document, which allows attackers to bypass the macro security model and automatically execute arbitrary macros via a malicious document.
Affected products
No data.
- 97
- 97
- 97
- 98
- 98
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 2, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.13% (0.04132) | 90.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.03% (0.04031) | 89.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 9, 2025 | 7.25% (0.07251) | 91.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.53% (0.09531) | 92.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.19% (0.17188) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 9.53% (0.09531) | 91.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.89% (0.07892) | 91.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00856) | 82.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00856) | 81.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01006) | 81.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01039) | 81.63th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-035 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A188 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-035 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A188 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory |
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