VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-6801
CVSS score7.1 HIGH
EPSS probability14.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-11-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.