CVE-2014-1761 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 77.5% (pctl 100)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-15.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 77.46% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-08-15 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-03-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-02-15 |
| Due | 2022-08-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Word |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | office compatibility pack |
| microsoft | office web apps |
| microsoft | office web apps server |
| microsoft | sharepoint server |
| microsoft | word |
| microsoft | word viewer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Word - RTF Object Confusion (MS14-017) (Metasploit) | 2014-04-10 |
References
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1761
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