Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
CVE-2013-3855
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3, 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."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.201 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Word — versions 2003, 2007
- Microsoft Word_viewer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-3855?
- CVE-2013-3855 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-09-11.
- Is CVE-2013-3855 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.