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Microsoft Word RTF File Processing Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 25 Mar 2014 09:19 Release Date: 25 Mar 2014 3860 Views

RISK: Extremely High Risk

TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products

TYPE: Productivity Products

A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Word. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.

 

A remote user can create a specially crafted RTF file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.

 

Note:

  • Microsoft is aware of limited, targeted attacks directed at Microsoft Word 2010.
  • Vendor patch is currently unavailable.

Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Microsoft Word 2003 SP3
  • Microsoft Word 2007 SP3
  • Microsoft Word 2010 SP1
  • Microsoft Word 2010 SP2
  • Microsoft Word 2013
  • Microsoft Word 2013 RT
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack SP3 and Word Viewer
  • Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
  • Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP1
  • Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP2
  • Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP1
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2
  • Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013

Solutions

Note: Vendor patch is currently unavailable.

 

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