CVE-2013-6801 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by tricking users into opening a malformed Word document with an embedded image.
- 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-2013-6801?
CVE-2013-6801 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Word, published on 16 Nov 2013. 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6801?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Word.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6801?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6801 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-2013-6801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g85f-p8cx-jgq6.