CVE-2000-0419 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Office 2000 UA ActiveX Control is marked as "safe for scripting," which allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via the "Show Me" function in Office Help, aka the "Office 2000 UA Control" vulnerability.

Published: 2000-07-12

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 10.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:photodraw_2000:1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:project:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2000:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10948.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-07.html
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=262767
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1197
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-034

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Access Excel Frontpage Office Outlook Photodraw 2000 Powerpoint Project Word Works

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-07-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:21.483Z

Reserved: 2000-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0419

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-05-11T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0419

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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