CVE-2000-0073

Summary

CVE-2000-0073 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Microsoft's Rich Text Format (RTF) reader. Maliciously crafted RTF documents can cause a denial of service by overwriting memory buffers with excessive control word data. This issue poses a risk to users who open untrusted RTF files, potentially leading to application crashes or system instability. Microsoft released a patch to address this vulnerability, which system administrators are encouraged to install promptly to mitigate the risk.

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