CVE-2014-1761

critical-risk
Published 2014-03-25

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.

Do I need to act?

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92.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 7% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (17)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (5)

Patch http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-01...
Patch http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-01...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-...
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critical-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate