Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-0029
Published: March 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6017
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0029
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word for macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0029
Install update from vendor's website.