Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-0281
Published: May 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6456
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0281
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Word for macOS
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Project
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
Skype for Business
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Word for macOS
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Project
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
Skype for Business
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing Microsoft Word documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Word document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0281
Install updates from vendor's website.