VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8742

HIGH 7.8EPSS 22.1%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8743.

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: 22.12% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: microsoft/office compatibility pack · microsoft/office web apps · microsoft/office web apps server · microsoft/powerpoint · microsoft/powerpoint viewer · microsoft/sharepoint enterprise server · microsoft/sharepoint server
Source: secure@microsoft.com

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100741Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8742Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100741Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8742Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.