Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office - CVE-2017-11882
Published: November 14, 2017 / Updated: August 2, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9287
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11882
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 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 processing Microsoft Office files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system, but requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office or Microsoft WordPad software.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11882
Install updates from vendor's website.
Additionally Microsoft has released a defense-in-depth update ADV170020.
Additionally Microsoft has released a defense-in-depth update ADV170020.