Memory corruption in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS - CVE-2017-0265
Published: May 9, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6479
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-2017-0265
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 processing Office files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office file, trick the victim into opening it, cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS
Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0265
Install update from vendor's website.