CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0848

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted link with long inputs after '%00' (null byte) in .doc filenames or '%0a' (carriage return) in .rtf filenames.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the possibility of remote code execution by an attacker, which could lead to system compromise, data theft, or further propagation of the attack within the network.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Microsoft Office XP to the latest available version or apply the appropriate security patch from the vendor, and restrict opening links from untrusted sources.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link with a URL file location containing long inputs after (1) "%00 (null byte) in .doc filenames or (2) "%0a" (carriage return) in .rtf filenames.

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