CVE-2014-1761
What it is
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 SP2; and Office Web Apps Server 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, as exploited in the wild in March 2014.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2022-02-15 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2022-08-15 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 77.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2022-02-15
- Exploit probability
- 77.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Microsoft Office 2011
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
- Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010
- Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2013
- Microsoft Word 2003
- Microsoft Word 2007
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2014-1761.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2014-1761. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017
References
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1761