CVE-2021-38653
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Una Vulnerabilidad de Ejecución de Código Remota de Microsoft Office Visio. Este CVE ID es diferente de CVE-2021-38654
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Office Visio. 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 EMF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
*Credits:
Tran Van Khang - khangkito (VinCSS)
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-08-13 CVE Reserved
- 2021-09-15 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-07 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1079 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38653 | 2023-12-28 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | 365 Apps Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "365 Apps" | - | enterprise |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Office Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" | 2019 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Office" and version "2019" | - |
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