Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-6801
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6801
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.78%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 81 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-6801
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.1
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
8.6
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-6801
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-6801
Products affected by CVE-2013-6801
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*