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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2013-6801

CVE-2013-6801

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

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  • Microsoft/Word2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Word 2003llm-fuzzy
    Range: SP2, SP3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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