CVE-2017-11884
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Microsoft Excel 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11882.
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 | excel | 2016 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101766
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11884
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101766
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11884
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.