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CVE-2017-0261KEVin critical feed

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-03-03
EPSS
78.1%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

Added
4 y ago
Due date
2022-03-24 (4 y ago)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor / product
Microsoft / Office
CISA name
Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
Active — exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

78.13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office

Classification

Weakness

References

  • portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/98104 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038444 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0261 · government-resource

Sources

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