SB2017031490 - Microsoft Office Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published: March 14, 2017 Updated: January 10, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017031490
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0029)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due improper handling of malicious Word files in memory. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .doc file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause the target application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.