CVE-2013-3857: microsoft office_web_apps

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-3857 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in microsoft office_web_apps. EPSS estimates a 21.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

Microsoft Word Automation Services in SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2, Word Web App 2010 SP1 and SP2 in Office Web Apps 2010, Word 2003 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Word 2010 SP1 and SP2, 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.