CVE-2014-1761
Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Feb 2022
Description
Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 and SP2; and Office Web Apps Server 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, as exploited in the wild in March 2014.
Key facts
- Published
- 24 Mar 2014
- Last changed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 15 Feb 2022
- KEV fix due
- 15 Aug 2022
- EPSS
- 77.734% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.575% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 24 Mar 2014 Published
- 15 Feb 2022 CVE-2014-1761 added to CISA KEV
- 15 Feb 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue