Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2017-8511
Published: June 13, 2017 / Updated: June 28, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7225
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8511
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server
Office Online Server
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint for macOS
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server
Office Online Server
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 Office files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Microsoft Office file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption 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-2017-8511
Install updates from vendor's website.