Actively exploited · Published Mar 24, 2014 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2014-1761
High 7.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in Word from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on February 15, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 77.7% (higher than 99.6% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Aug 15, 2022.
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- MS14-017 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1761 government-resource