Microsoft Word use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Word. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-29820. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 04/08/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-29820. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/09/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234045 (Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (April 2025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234045). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 234045
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (April 2025)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/08/2025 🔍
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04/09/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-29820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304026

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 20:33
Updated: 04/09/2025 09:57
Changes: 04/08/2025 20:33 (30), 04/08/2025 20:36 (38), 04/09/2025 09:57 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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