The XML parser in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013, and Office for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The XML parser in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013, and Office for Mac 2011, does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and persistent application hang) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, as demonstrated by a crafted text/plain e-mail message to Outlook, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Why it matters now
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:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007 sp3 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* | 2010 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2010 sp1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* | 2010 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 2010 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* | 2011 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:-:-:*:-:-:x64:* | 2013 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:-:-:*:-:-:x86:* | 2013 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2010 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2011 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:-:-:*:-:-:x64:* Versions 2013 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:-:-:*:-:-:x86:* Versions 2013 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2730
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c28-2wjp-xr55
References
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- TI-2015-01588 Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-2730 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2730 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9c28-2wjp-xr55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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