CVE-2014-6362 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass ASLR protection in Microsoft Office by tricking users into opening a crafted document.
- 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-2014-6362?
CVE-2014-6362 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 11 Feb 2015. 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Component Use After Free Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6362?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Office.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6362?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6362 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2014-6362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwqq-9p8j-6w8g.