Is CVE-2014-1761 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-1761 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1761?

CVE-2014-1761 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2014-1761?

Patch guidance is available from microsoft security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-1761.

Fix CVE-2014-1761 - HIGH microsoft office

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-1761?

17 products: microsoft office, microsoft office compatibility pack, microsoft office web apps, microsoft office web apps, microsoft office web apps server, and 12 more.

Description

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 and SP2; and Office Web Apps Server 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, as exploited in the wild in March 2014.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MICROSOFT
Published: 3/25/2014
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

microsoft : officemicrosoft : office_compatibility_packmicrosoft : office_web_appsmicrosoft : office_web_appsmicrosoft : office_web_apps_servermicrosoft : sharepoint_servermicrosoft : sharepoint_servermicrosoft : sharepoint_servermicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : word_viewer

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD