high7.8Known exploited
CVE-2017-11826
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2022-03-03. Federal due date: 2022-03-24.
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Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack | All versions |
| Microsoft | Office Online Server | Version 2016 |
| Microsoft | Office Web Apps Server | Versions 2010, 2013 |
| Microsoft | Office Word Viewer | All versions |
| Microsoft | Sharepoint Enterprise Server | Version 2016 |
| Microsoft | Sharepoint Server | Versions 2010, 2013 |
| Microsoft | Word | Versions 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101219
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039541
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/11/0patching-pretty-nasty-microsoft-word.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11826
- https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/analyzing-microsoft-office-zero-day-exploit-cve-2017-11826-memory-corruption-vulnerability/
- https://www.tarlogic.com/en/blog/exploiting-word-cve-2017-11826/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101219
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039541
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/11/0patching-pretty-nasty-microsoft-word.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11826
- https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/analyzing-microsoft-office-zero-day-exploit-cve-2017-11826-memory-corruption-vulnerability/
- https://www.tarlogic.com/en/blog/exploiting-word-cve-2017-11826/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-11826