Word (or Word Viewer) in Microsoft Office 2000 SP3, XP SP3, 2003 SP2, 2004 for Mac, and…
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.29479 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2002 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2003 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2004 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2005 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2006 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2002 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2004:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2004 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2005 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:works:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2006 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1202
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjp3-3rj8-w86x
References
More Microsoft Word vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00743 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-08774 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-06184 Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-1202 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1202 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjp3-3rj8-w86x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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