CVE-2013-3852: microsoft word

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-3852 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft word. EPSS estimates a 20.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-09-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.