Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-0003
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Microsoft Office
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Microsoft SharePoint Server
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU4103

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0003

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing Office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Install updates from Microsoft website.

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft Office: 2016

Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2016

CPE2.3 External links

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0003


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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