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CVE-2014-4117

Microsoft Word Style Tag Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP1 and SP2, Word 2010 SP1 and SP2, Office for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2, and Word Web Apps 2010 Gold, SP1, and SP2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted properties in a Word document, aka "Microsoft Word File Format Vulnerability."

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP1 y SP2, Word 2010 SP1 y SP2, Office for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 y SP2, y Word Web Apps 2010 Gold, SP1, y SP2 permiten a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de propiedades manipuladas en un documento Word document, también conocido como 'vulnerabilidad del formato de ficheros Microsoft Word.'

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Word. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of style tags. By nesting a specific style tag within another, an attacker is able to cause a pointer to be used after the underlying object has been freed. This could be used to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

*Credits: 3S Labs
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-06-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-10-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-13 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Microsoft
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Office
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2007
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sp3
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Microsoft
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Office
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2010
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Office
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2010
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sp2
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Microsoft
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Office
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2011
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mac
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Microsoft
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Office Compatibility Pack
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*sp3
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Microsoft
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Sharepoint Server
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2010
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Sharepoint Server
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2010
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sp2
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Microsoft
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Word
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2010
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Word
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2010
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sp2
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Microsoft
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Word Web Apps
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2010
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gold
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Microsoft
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Word Web Apps
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2010
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sp1
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Microsoft
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Word Web Apps
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2010
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sp2
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