CVE advisoryKnown Exploit
CVE-2014-1761
Microsoft Word Document Processing Vulnerability
Halo Surface Signal: 1 out of 5 — much less likely to be public-facing.
Certain Microsoft Office products are affected by a memory corruption vulnerability that can enable attackers to execute arbitrary code. This occurs when a user opens a specially crafted RTF file. The risk to organizations includes potential system compromise and operational disruption.