CVE-2013-6801 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2013-11-16

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: 21.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.21107.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.html

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Xp Word

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-11-16T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:55:56.309Z

Reserved: 2013-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6801

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-11-18T05:23:57.893

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-6801

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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