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Microsoft Word 2007 Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Windows

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with Microsoft Word and is prone to information disclosure vulnerability

Insight

Insight

In MS Word when the Save as PDF add-on is enabled, places an absolute pathname in the Subject field during an Email as PDF operation.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Microsoft Office Word 2007 on Windows.

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)