CVE-2017-11854
Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.36% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/word
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101746Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039795Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11854Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101746Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039795Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11854Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.