Vulnerability Details CVE-2013-6801
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.214
EPSS Ranking 95.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.1
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.html
Products affected by CVE-2013-6801
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:unknown