| Vulnerability Name: | CVE-2001-0240 (CCN-6571) | ||||||||
| Assigned: | 2001-05-21 | ||||||||
| Published: | 2001-05-21 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2018-10-12 | ||||||||
| Summary: | Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro. | ||||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-Other | ||||||||
| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Access | ||||||||
| References: | Source: MITRE Type: CNA CVE-2001-0240 Source: CCN Type: US-CERT VU#345576 Microsoft Word does not check for macros contained in linked template file when opening RTF document Source: CCN Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-028 RTF document linked to template can run macros without warning Source: CCN Type: OSVDB ID: 1837 Microsoft Word RTF Template Macro Execution Source: BID Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 2753 Source: CCN Type: BID-2753 Microsoft Word RTF Template Macro Execution Vulnerability Source: MS Type: UNKNOWN MS01-028 Source: XF Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry word-rtf-macro-execution(6571) Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN word-rtf-macro-execution(6571) | ||||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration 1: Configuration CCN 1:  Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||||
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