CVE-2000-0088 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in Microsoft Word's Asian document conversion utilities allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0088?
CVE-2000-0088 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 22 Mar 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the conversion utilities for Japanese, Korean and Chinese Word 5 documents allows an attacker to execute commands, aka the "Malformed Conversion Data" vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0088?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Converter Pack, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0088?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2000-0088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v953-3rp8-5v5v.