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CVE-2005-1683
Buffer overflow in winword.exe 10.2627.6714 and earlier in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, before SP3 for Word 2002, allows remote…
Low2.6EPSS 14.6%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in winword.exe 10.2627.6714 and earlier in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, before SP3 for Word 2002, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted mcw file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.6% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20050519 UNICODE BUFFER OVERFLOW IN MS-WORD (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 13687 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20050521 [UPDATE] UNICODE BUFFER OVERFLOW IN MS-WORD (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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