Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office - CVE-2017-8663
Published: July 27, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7592
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-2017-8663
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
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 parsing email messages. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted email message, send it to the victim and execute arbitrary code on the target system, when the malicious email is open by the victim.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8663
Install updates from vendor's website.