National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-0564
Original release date:07/12/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Word 2000 and Word 2002, and Microsoft Works Suites 2000 through 2004, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a .doc file with long font information.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
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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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA05-193A
Name: TA05-193A
US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#218621
Name: VU#218621
External Source: MS
Name: MS05-035
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: IDEFENSE
Name: 20050712 Microsoft Word 2000 and Word 2002 Font Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1331
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1331
Type: Tool Signature
US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1190
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1190
Type: Tool Signature
