Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-0053
Published: March 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6022
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0053
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious Word files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .doc file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word for macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0053
Install update from vendor's website.