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CVE-2014-1761: Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2014-1761
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Word contains a memory corruption vulnerability which when exploited could allow for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: WordMemory corruption
What
A memory corruption vulnerability could allow for remote code execution when exploited.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Word.
Urgency
Immediate action is necessary due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest security updates for Microsoft Word.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-02-15
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1761

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2014-1761coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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