CVE-2007-0209 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word across various Office and Works Suite versions, including Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, and Office 2004 for Mac. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted Word file containing a malformed drawing object. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with medium attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a prevalent threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
xpCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2004CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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