National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-0558
Original release date:05/02/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: XF
Name: word-document-bo(19828)
Type: Patch Information
External Source: MS
Name: MS05-023
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4234
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:4234
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2685
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2685
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2415
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2415
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1236
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1236
Type: Tool Signature
