Software
Microsoft Word
software:microsoft_word
Also: Word
Document software named as a possible vulnerable application used in the initial compromise scenario.
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Mentioned in
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EP 30
Explicit
100%
Document software named as a possible vulnerable application used in the initial compromise scenario.
“they’re running an older version of Microsoft Word”
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EP 35
Explicit
100%
Document software whose files were used as the delivery mechanism for the initial exploit.
“At that time it was a Word document and that Word document contained an exploit”
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EP 89
Explicit
100%
Document application impersonated by malicious executable filenames and decoy documents in the phishing campaign.
“it has an icon which looks like a regular Microsoft Word document”
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EP 160
Explicit
100%
Microsoft word-processing application targeted by Greg’s macro malware and later fuzzing research.
“malicious macros in Microsoft Word documents”
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Claims
exploit of unpatched Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat vulnerabilities
AFFECTS
Microsoft Word
The exploit concerned known vulnerabilities in older versions of Microsoft Word.
Explicit
Confidence 95%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 30
Details
“an older version of Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat that has known vulnerabilities”
Greg Linares
USES
Microsoft Word
Greg used malicious Microsoft Word documents and macros to compromise computers when victims opened them.
Explicit
Confidence 97%
· Jack Rhysider
EP 160
Details
“he would send the Word doc to someone, trick them into opening it”