Memory corruption in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word - CVE-2017-11826
Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: November 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8726
CSH Severity: Critical
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:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11826
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious content. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .doc file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious content. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .doc file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Note: the vulnerability is being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11826
Install update from vendor's website.