CVE-2017-8744

moderate-risk
Published 2017-09-13

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Excel Services, 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, and Microsoft Excel 2016 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8630, CVE-2017-8632, and CVE-2017-8731.

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22.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 77% 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 (4)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100748
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039315
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8744
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100748
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039315
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8744
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 10/34 · Low