CVE-2014-1761
Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 and SP2; and Office Web Apps Server 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, as exploited in the wild in March 2014.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 77.73% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 April 2014
- CISA KEV
- Listed 15 February 2022 · due 15 August 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/office web apps · microsoft/office web apps server · microsoft/sharepoint server · microsoft/word · microsoft/word viewer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 77.7% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1761
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1761US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.