Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0597 (CCN-4842)

Assigned:2000-06-27
Published:2000-06-27
Updated:2018-10-12
Summary:Microsoft Office 2000 (Excel and PowerPoint) and PowerPoint 97 are marked as safe for scripting, which allows remote attackers to force Internet Explorer or some email clients to save files to arbitrary locations via the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) SaveAs function, aka the "Office HTML Script" vulnerability.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jun 27 2000 - 06:43:05 CDT
IE 5 and Excel 2000, PowerPoint 2000 vulnerability - executing programs

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0597

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-2000-16
Microsoft 'IE Script'/Access/OBJECT Tag Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin K-061
Microsoft "Office HTML" & "IE" Script Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-049
Patch Available for 'The Office HTML Script' Vulnerability and a Workaround for 'The IE Script' Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1428
Microsoft IE/Office ActiveX Object Execution

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
1399

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1399
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and Excel/Powerpoint 2000 ActiveX Object Execution Vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
20000627 IE 5 and Excel 2000, PowerPoint 2000 vulnerability - executing programs

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS00-049

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-powerpoint-activex-object-execute(4842)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft excel 2000
    microsoft powerpoint 97
    microsoft powerpoint 2000
    microsoft ie 5.01
    microsoft powerpoint 2000