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CVE-2003-0347

Heap-based buffer overflow in VBE.DLL and VBE6.DLL of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) SDK 5.0 through 6.3

Heap-based buffer overflow in VBE.DLL and VBE6.DLL of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) SDK 5.0 through 6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a document with a long ID parameter.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.63749
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

4
microsoft officeall versions
microsoft projectall versions
microsoft visioall versions
microsoft visual basicall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
remoteMicrosoft Visual Basic For Applications SDK 5.0/6.0/6.2/6.3 - Document Handling Buffer Overrunverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 8534www.securityfocus.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process
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Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD20 Oct 2003 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0093.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106262077829157&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/9666
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/804780US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2003/ms03-037
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