Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a legacy Microsoft Word memory-corruption flaw. A malicious Office document could let an attacker run code or crash Word on affected systems. The main business risk is older Office installations that still open untrusted documents. Exposure is most likely where legacy Microsoft Word, Word Viewer, or Office Compatibility Pack versions remain installed and users can receive or open Office documents from email, web downloads, or external parties. Treat this as high priority if any listed legacy Office software remains in use. The impact includes code execution, but the provided sources do not show current active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft’s MS13-072 security update where affected products remain present.; Retire unsupported Word, Word Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack installations.; Restrict untrusted Office document handling on systems awaiting remediation..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- MS13-072CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18753CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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