CVE-2017-11878

moderate-risk
Published 2017-11-15

Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3, and Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3 allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Do I need to act?

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9.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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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 (7)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756
Issue Tracking http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783
Issue Tracking https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1187...
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756
Issue Tracking http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783
Issue Tracking https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1187...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate