CVE-2007-3899

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000 SP3, Word 2002 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed string in a Word file, aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 51.55% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27151 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25906 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1879 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-060 vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018790 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3440 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3899?
CVE-2007-3899 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3899?
To fix CVE-2007-3899, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3899 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3899 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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