Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2007-1202
Published: December 10, 2016 / Updated: February 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1253
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1202
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malformed properties in .rtf documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted RTF document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Word Viewer
Microsoft Office for macOS
Works Suite
Microsoft Word
Word Viewer
Microsoft Office for macOS
Works Suite
How to mitigate CVE-2007-1202
Install update from vendor's website:
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Word 2000 - Download the update (KB934392)
- Microsoft Word 2002 - Download the update (KB934394)
- Microsoft Word 2003 - Download the update (KB934181)
- Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 - Download the update (KB934041)
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac - Download the update (KB936749)
Microsoft Works Suites:
- Microsoft Works Suite 2004 - Download the update (KB934394) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)
- Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Download the update (KB934394) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)
- Microsoft Works Suite 2006 - Download the update (KB934394) (same as the Microsoft Word 2002 update)