CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0619

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code on the victim's system, potentially leading to data loss or system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft Word to the latest version and to restrict access to mail merge documents from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS