MS13-043 Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution
2013-05-14 This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted file or previews a specially crafted email message in an affected version of Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
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Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
- Word Shape Corruption Vulnerability
- A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Word parses content in Word files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
CVE-2013-1335
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Related CVE Entries
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted shape data in a Word document, aka "Word Shape Corruption Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
9.3
EPSS Score
91.14%
Published
2013-05-15
Updated
2018-10-12