CVE-2007-1911 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Microsoft Word 2007 by tricking users into opening crafted documents.
- 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-2007-1911?
CVE-2007-1911 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Word, published on 10 Apr 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
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word 2007 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted documents, as demonstrated by (1) file798-1.doc and (2) file613-1.doc, possibly related to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1911?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Word.
How do I fix CVE-2007-1911?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1911 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-2007-1911 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1911 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5996-686w-4qw4.