CVE-2014-6362 Use after free in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

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.

All Microsoft Office vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wwqq-9p8j-6w8g.

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