9.3

CVE-2014-4117: microsoft office Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 15-10-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4117 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft office. EPSS estimates a 17.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
17.46%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-10-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP1 and SP2, Word 2010 SP1 and SP2, Office for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2, and Word Web Apps 2010 Gold, SP1, and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted properties in a Word document, aka "Microsoft Word File Format Vulnerability."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

17.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 17.46% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
17.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Microsoft4 products

1 vendor · 4 products

References

3 links