Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

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1. Mar 25, 2014 · Catalog

   Detected

   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 e

2. Feb 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Known exploited

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

3. Aug 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

   Remediation due

   Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

   Updated

   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 e

Affected

• cpe microsoft/office2011
• cpe microsoft/office compatibility packversion unspecified
• cpe microsoft/office web apps2010
• cpe microsoft/office web apps server2013
• cpe microsoft/sharepoint server2010
• cpe microsoft/sharepoint server2013
• vendor Microsoft Wordversion unspecified
• vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

Sources

• CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-1761

  Microsoft Word contains a memory corruption vulnerability which when exploited could allow for remote code execution.

  cisa.gov
• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2014-1761

  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 allo

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-1761

  30-day exploitation probability 77.7%

  first.org
• Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference32793

  Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

  exploit-db.com
• Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/ms14_017_rtf

  Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

  rapid7.com
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2014-1761

  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 allo

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · technet.microsoft.com
• Patch · docs.microsoft.com
• CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
• US Government Resource · cisa.gov