Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-3855 is a Microsoft Word memory corruption flaw in legacy Office components. A malicious Office document could let an attacker run code or crash the application if opened by a vulnerable user. The business risk is highest where old Word, Word Viewer, or Office Compatibility Pack installations remain in use. Exposure is likely limited to endpoints or virtual desktops still running the listed legacy Microsoft Office components and opening Office documents from email, web downloads, shared drives, or external partners. Treat this as a legacy-technology risk requiring targeted remediation. It is not presented as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but arbitrary code execution through documents can create serious endpoint compromise risk where old Office software persists. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft guidance and updates from MS13-072 where applicable.; Remove or replace unsupported Word 2003, Word 2007, Word Viewer, and Compatibility Pack installations.; Restrict legacy Office components from opening untrusted external documents..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18065CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- MS13-072CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
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