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Word CVE-2013-3856

CRITICAL
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2013-09-11 secure@microsoft.com
Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Microsoft RCE Word Word Viewer
9.3
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.3 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 11, 2013 - 14:03 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Microsoft Word 2003 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."

AnalysisAI

Microsoft Word 2003 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. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Epss exploitation probability 53.2% and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Microsoft Word 2003 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." Affected products include: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word Viewer.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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