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.
References
- 20131108 Re: Word 2003 SP2 .doc fork bomb on WinXP SP3 mailing-list
- 20131108 Re: Word 2003 SP2 .doc fork bomb on WinXP SP3 mailing-list
- 20131107 Word 2003 SP2 .doc fork bomb on WinXP SP3 mailing-list