Microsoft KB Archive/271400

= OFF2000: Buffer Overflow When You Open a Malformed HTML File =

Article ID: 271400

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q271400



SYMPTOMS
When you rename an HTML file with an Office file extension, a buffer overflow is generated when the file contains an object tag of the form shown in the following:  A warning/confirmation dialog box appears, but the failure occurs regardless of whether you click Yes, No, or Cancel.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: QFE OFF2000 hotfix

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kboffice2000sp2fix kbqfe KB271400

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