CVE-2017-8501
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8502.
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 | 2007 | |
| microsoft | excel | 2010 | |
| microsoft | excel | 2013 | |
| microsoft | excel | 2016 | |
| microsoft | excel_viewer | 2007 | |
| microsoft | office | 2011 | |
| microsoft | office | 2016 | |
| microsoft | office_compatibility_pack | - | |
| microsoft | office_online_server | 2016 | |
| microsoft | sharepoint_server | 2010 | |
| microsoft | sharepoint_server | 2013 | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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