PT-2014-1209 · Microsoft · Office Word+1

Ben Hawkes + 2 · Published 2014-01-14 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2014-0259

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Word versions 2007 SP3 Office Compatibility Pack version SP3

Description The issue is related to errors that occur when processing specially crafted files, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of the system. This can result in the ability to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations For Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, consider applying security updates or patches to resolve the issue. For Office Compatibility Pack SP3, apply the relevant security fix to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of Microsoft Word and Office Compatibility Pack until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2014-00378

BDU:2014-00379

CVE-2014-0259

Affected Products

Office Word

Office Compatibility Pack

References · 10

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00378 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0259 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0259 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2014-00379 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1029599 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms14-001 · Note
• http://technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/security/bulletin/ms14-001 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1029598 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0259 · Note