CVE-2002-0619 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary VBA scripts in Microsoft Word via malicious HTML mail merge documents, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0619?
CVE-2002-0619 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Mail Merge Tool in Microsoft Word 2002 for Windows, when Microsoft Access is present on a system, allows remote attackers to execute Visual Basic (VBA) scripts within a mail merge document that is saved in HTML format, aka a "Variant of MS00-071, Word Mail Merge Vulnerability" (CVE-2000-0788).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Office.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0619?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2002-0619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq7r-5rhw-2vvw.