[ CVE-2014-1761 · Published 25 Mar 2014 ]
Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 7.8
EPSS 78%Fix available
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-02-15
- EPSS: 78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
[ Description ]Official description
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 and SP2; and Office Web Apps Server 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, as exploited in the wild in March 2014.
CISA: Microsoft Word contains a memory corruption vulnerability which when exploited could allow for remote code execution.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 15 Aug 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Patch on technet.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
- Patch on docs.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
[ References ]References
- technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095PatchVendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017PatchVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource