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CVE-2002-1716 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The Host() function in the Microsoft spreadsheet component o)

The Host() function in the Microsoft spreadsheet component on Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files using the SaveAs capability.

CVE IDCVE-2002-1716
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWENVD-CWE-noinfo
StatusModified
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe Host() function in the Microsoft spreadsheet component on Microsoft Office XP allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files using the SaveAs capability.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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