What is the severity of CVE-2014-2730?

CVE-2014-2730 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2730?

To fix CVE-2014-2730, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected versions of Office.

Which Microsoft Office versions are affected by CVE-2014-2730?

CVE-2014-2730 affects Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and Office for Mac 2011.

What types of attacks can CVE-2014-2730 enable?

CVE-2014-2730 can enable remote attackers to perform denial of service attacks that lead to memory consumption and application hangs.

Is CVE-2014-2730 a remote vulnerability?

Yes, CVE-2014-2730 is a remote vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit it through crafted XML documents.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-2730

medium

CWE

399

5/4/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-2730

First published: Sat Apr 05 2014(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Microsoft Office	=2007-sp3
Microsoft Office	=2010-sp1
Microsoft Office	=2010-sp1
Microsoft Office	=2010-sp2
Microsoft Office	=2010-sp2
Microsoft Office	=2011
Microsoft Office	=2013
Microsoft Office	=2013

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2730?
CVE-2014-2730 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2730?
To fix CVE-2014-2730, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected versions of Office.
Which Microsoft Office versions are affected by CVE-2014-2730?
CVE-2014-2730 affects Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and Office for Mac 2011.
What types of attacks can CVE-2014-2730 enable?
CVE-2014-2730 can enable remote attackers to perform denial of service attacks that lead to memory consumption and application hangs.
Is CVE-2014-2730 a remote vulnerability?
Yes, CVE-2014-2730 is a remote vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit it through crafted XML documents.

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version/microsoft office/2010-sp1
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2730?
CVE-2014-2730 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2730?
To fix CVE-2014-2730, it is recommended to apply the latest security updates provided by Microsoft for the affected versions of Office.
Which Microsoft Office versions are affected by CVE-2014-2730?
CVE-2014-2730 affects Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and Office for Mac 2011.
What types of attacks can CVE-2014-2730 enable?
CVE-2014-2730 can enable remote attackers to perform denial of service attacks that lead to memory consumption and application hangs.
Is CVE-2014-2730 a remote vulnerability?
Yes, CVE-2014-2730 is a remote vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit it through crafted XML documents.