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CVE-2013-3855

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-09-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: all versions
• Microsoft Word for Android: 2003-sp3, 2007-sp3
• Microsoft Word Viewer: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18065
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-072
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18065

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