HIGH
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
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 14.43%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.43% 0.14427
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14427
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.43% (0.14427) | 96.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.43% (0.14427) | 96.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.40% (0.21396) | 95.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.38% (0.12383) | 89.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 21.40% (0.21396) | 94.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 23.84% (0.23837) | 95.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.18% (0.08184) | 94.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 8.18% (0.08184) | 94.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01175) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00982) | 83.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00802) | 81.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00784) | 80.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00710) | 79.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01556) | 85.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 97.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 96.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0035.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0038.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-11/0045.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 16, 2013
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 16, 2013
Link CVE-2013-6801
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a