CVE-2013-6801 — Microsoft Word vulnerability

CWE-3993 documents3 sources
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
21.1%
top 4.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Microsoft Word
Timeline
PublishedNov 18
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP2 and SP3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed .doc file containing an embedded image, as demonstrated by word2003forkbomb.doc, related to a "fork bomb" issue.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/word2003

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g85f-p8cx-jgq6: Microsoft Word 2003 SP2 and SP3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2013-6801: Microsoft Word 2003 SP2 and SP3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed↗2013-11-16
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CVE-2013-6801 — Microsoft Word vulnerability | cvebase