CVE-2000-0854

N/A Unknown
Published: November 14, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

When a Microsoft Office 2000 document is launched, the directory of that document is first used to locate DLL's such as riched20.dll and msi.dll, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by inserting a Trojan Horse DLL into the same directory as the document.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1699
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0277.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/win2ksecadvice/2000-q3/0117.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
28.4%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft