PT-2013-4686 · Microsoft · Office Word+2
Ben Hawkes
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Published
2013-09-11
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Updated
2018-10-12
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CVE-2013-3852
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft Word versions 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1
Office Compatibility Pack version SP3
Word Viewer (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to memory corruption via a crafted Office document. Remote code execution vulnerabilities exist in the way that affected Microsoft Office software parses specially crafted files, potentially allowing an attacker to take complete control of an affected system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Recommendations
For Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For Microsoft Word 2010 SP1, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For Office Compatibility Pack SP3, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk.
For Word Viewer, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
RCE
DoS
Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Office Word
Office Compatibility Pack
Word Viewer