{"id":"CVE-2014-1761","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-1761","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:34:25.040Z","title":"Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability","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.","published":"2014-03-25T13:24:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:05:31.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["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"],"epss":{"score":0.77734,"percentile":0.99567,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-02-15","dueDate":"2022-08-15","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1761"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2014-04-10","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":32793,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Word - RTF Object Confusion (MS14-017) (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32793","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/32793.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/32793.rb","published":"2014-04-10","added":"2014-04-10","updated":"2014-04-10","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2014-1761","OSVDB-104895","MS14-017"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2953095","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1761","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1761","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}