CVE-2017-11826
CVE-2017-11826
In short
Microsoft Office products fail to properly manage memory when processing certain files, allowing attackers to run malicious code on a user's computer simply by tricking them into opening a specially crafted document.
Technical detail
A memory corruption vulnerability (CWE-119) in Microsoft Office's object handling allows remote code execution via crafted Office documents. Attack vector is network-based requiring user interaction (opening a file); exploitation results in arbitrary code execution with user privileges.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Web Applications, Office Web Apps Server 2010 and 2013, Word Viewer, Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016, Word Automation Services, and Office Online Server allow remote code execution when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Officepublic PoCs found — 1
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https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/11/0patching-pretty-nasty-microsoft-word.htmlhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11826https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/analyzing-microsoft-office-zero-day-exploit-cve-2017-11826-memory-corruption-vulnerability/https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-11826https://www.tarlogic.com/en/blog/exploiting-word-cve-2017-11826/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101219http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039541