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Microsoft Office Word DOCX File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2023-04-1100:00:00
Anonymous
www.zerodayinitiative.com
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microsoft
office word
docx
file parsing
out-of-bounds write
remote code execution
vulnerability
user interaction
malicious page
allocated buffer
current process

0.014 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.3%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Office Word. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DOCX files. Crafted data in a DOCX file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.