CVE-2017-8501

high-risk
Published 2017-07-11

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.

Do I need to act?

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31.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 69% 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 (12)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate