Microsoft Word 97/98/2000/2001/2002 Macro Warning privileges management
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Word 97/98/2000/2001/2002 (Word Processing Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Macro Warning Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Word 2002 and earlier allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user by embedding the macros in a manner that escapes detection by the security scanner.
The weakness was released 07/21/2001 with Microsoft (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0501. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (6732).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
05/23/2001 🔍06/21/2001 🔍
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04/28/2004 🔍
07/07/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2001-0501 (🔍)
X-Force: 6732
Vulnerability Center: 4213 - [MS01-034] Microsoft Word 2002 Allows Macros Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 2876 - Microsoft Word Document Macro Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 07/07/2014 15:40Updated: 05/21/2019 11:17
Changes: 07/07/2014 15:40 (56), 05/21/2019 11:17 (4)
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