CVE-2017-11825
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) and Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac allow an attacker to use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Office handles files in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2016 | |
| microsoft | office_for_mac | 2016 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101124
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039539
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11825
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101124
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039539
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11825
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.