# CVE-2007-1202: Word (or Word Viewer) in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and Works Suite 2004, 2005, and 2006 does not properly p

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-05-08 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Word (or Word Viewer) in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and Works Suite 2004, 2005, and 2006 does not properly parse certain rich text "property strings of certain control words," which allows user-assisted remote attackers to trigger heap corruption and execute arbitrary code, aka the "Word RTF Parsing Vulnerability."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/468871/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018013
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=525
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1709
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-024
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-128A.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/34388
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/555489
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23836
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1900

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