CVE-2007-0209: microsoft office Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-0209 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Code Injection vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 29.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-02-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2, Works Suite 2004 to 2006, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Word file with a malformed drawing object, which leads to memory corruption.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.