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CVE-2001-0005
Buffer overflow in the parsing mechanism of the file loader in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Medium6.2EPSS 1.5%
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Description
Buffer overflow in the parsing mechanism of the file loader in Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 25% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- A012301-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEx_transferred
- powerpoint-execute-code(5996) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MS01-002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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