CVE-2014-2778 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3 and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted embedded font in a (1) .doc or (2) .docx document, aka "Embedded Font Vulnerability."

Published: 2014-06-11

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 40.4% 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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack::sp3::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007: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 Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.40401.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/06/10/assessing-risk-for-the-june-2014-security-updates.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/58551
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67896
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030383
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-034

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Word

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2014-06-11T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:21:36.146Z

Reserved: 2014-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2778

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-11T04:56:20.727

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2778

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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