CVE-2014-1761 kev in the critical feed json
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Wo…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-1835
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2022-02-15
- epss
- 77.7%
- EPSS 77.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit and Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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Check with FencerTimeline
- Published
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms14_017_rtf)
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 4y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-08-15 (4y ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Microsoft, Word
- CISA name
- Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
77.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ms14_017_rtf MS14-017 Microsoft Word RTF Object Confusion metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2014-04-01
- EDB-32793 Microsoft Word - RTF Object Confusion (MS14-017) (Metasploit) local, 2014-04-10
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-017
vendor-advisory, patch
-
technet.microsoft.com
/security/advisory/2953095
patch, vendor-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1761
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1761
- NVD CVE-2014-1761
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