CVE-2013-6801

Published: Nov 18, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP2 and SP3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed .doc file containing an embedded image, as demonstrated by word2003forkbomb.doc, related to a "fork bomb" issue.

Affected (2)

Products: Microsoft: Word

Microsoft

1 product

Word

Configuration A

2 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Word	Version 2003 sp2
Microsoft Word	Version 2003 sp3

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (6)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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