VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11884
Microsoft Excel 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
HIGH 7.8EPSS 9.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Microsoft Excel 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11882.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 9.49% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/excel
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101766Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11884Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101766Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11884Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.