CVE-2000-0597

Description

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.56% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=39589349.ED9DBCAB%40nat.bg	mailing list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-049	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1399	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2000-0597?: CVE-2000-0597 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2000-0597?: To fix CVE-2000-0597, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2000-0597 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2000-0597 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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