CVE-2013-6801
Microsoft Word 2003 SP2 and SP3 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed .doc file containing an embedded image, as demonstrated by word2003forkbomb.doc, related to a "fork bomb" issue.
Published:Nov 16, 2013
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Nov 16, 2013
EPSS Score:0.21396
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows Xp
Microsoft
Windows Xp
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Word
Microsoft
Word
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
