VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2017-0199
Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 99.9%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.93% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista · philips/intellispace portal
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0199
References
- http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.htmlBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0199US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.