#VU5188 Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2014-1761

Vulnerability identifier: #VU5188

Vulnerability risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 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/E:A/U:Red

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-1761

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office Web Apps
Microsoft Office
Microsoft SharePoint Server

Software vendor:
Microsoft

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling RTF-formatted data. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted RTF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-017