CVE-2017-0254

high-risk
Published 2017-05-12

Microsoft Word 2007, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Office for Mac 2011, Office for Mac 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Word Viewer, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Word 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0264 and CVE-2017-0265.

Do I need to act?

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32.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 67% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (14)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98101
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038443
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0254
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98101
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038443
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0254
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 18/34 · Moderate