Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0820
CVE-2003-0820
Description
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.
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Affected products
29cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:ko:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:ko:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:sr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:97:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:ko:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr1:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:sr2:*:ja:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:98:*:*:zh:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 97, 98(J), 2000, 2002
- Range: 2001-2004
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
9- www.securityfocus.com/bid/8835nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0163.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.security.nnov.ru/search/document.aspnvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13682nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A336nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A585nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A586nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A668nvdThird Party Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-050nvd
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