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zdiJaanus Kp, Clarified SecurityZDI-18-1356
HistoryNov 21, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Microsoft Word doc File Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2018-11-2100:00:00
Jaanus Kp, Clarified Security
www.zerodayinitiative.com
23

EPSS

0.212

Percentile

96.5%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office Word. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of .doc files. Crafted data in a .doc file can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process at medium integrity.