Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2014-1761
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 and…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.775 (99.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2011
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2010
- Microsoft Office_web_apps_server — versions 2013
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Word — versions 2003, 2007, 2010
- Microsoft Word_viewer
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-1761?
- CVE-2014-1761 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2014-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2014-1761?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-1761 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2014-1761 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-02-15), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.