CVE-2005-1683 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Word for Macintosh (versions 10.2627.6714 and earlier) and Word 2002 (before SP3). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted .mcw file. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network attack vector with high attack complexity and a potential impact of partial availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, suggesting ongoing interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:gold:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.