CVE-2013-6801
N/A
Published: November 16, 2013 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWordWindows Xp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 14%
Description
Microsoft Word 2003 SP2 and SP3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed .doc file containing an embedded image, as demonstrated by word2003forkbomb.doc, related to a "fork bomb" issue.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Windows Xp· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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