CVE-2007-0870 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service crash in Microsoft Word 2000 via unspecified vectors, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0870?
CVE-2007-0870 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Word, published on 11 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5994, CVE-2006-6456, CVE-2006-6561, and CVE-2007-0515, a variant of Exploit-MS06-027.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0870?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Word.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0870?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-0870 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0870 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjhq-5r8j-6vg3.