9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2013-3856
Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2013, 2:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 12, 2018, 10:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-3856 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft word
2 Microsoft word_viewer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-3856.

URL Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18797

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-3856 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-3856 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-072 [Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18797 [Not Applicable]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18797 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-072 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-072 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18797 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18797 Not Applicable
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18797 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18797 Not Applicable
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

70.67 }} 6.27%

score

0.98097

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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