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CVE-2000-0419

The Office 2000 UA ActiveX Control is marked as "safe for scripting," which allows remote attackers to conduct unauthorized activities via the "Show Me" function in Office Help, aka the "Office 2000 UA Control" vulnerability.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2000-0419 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 10 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2000, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2000-05-11T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	access	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	excel	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	frontpage	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	office	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	outlook	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	photodraw_2000	1.0	Yes
Application	microsoft	powerpoint	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	project	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	word	2000	Yes
Application	microsoft	works	2000	Yes

References

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-07.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=262767 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1197 ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-034 ([email protected])
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-07.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/support/kb.asp?ID=262767 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1197 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-034 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For microsoft's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.