Type confusion in Microsoft Office - CVE-2017-0262

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing EPS wiles within Microsoft Office documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current victim.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-0262

Sources

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0262
• https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/05/eps-processing-zero-days.html
• https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/09/coming-together-to-address-encapsulated-postscri...