PT-2017-18504 · Microsoft · Powerpoint 2013 Rt+10

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2017-8742

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions 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 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3

Description A remote code execution issue exists when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system, allowing them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. Exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.

Recommendations For Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of affected Microsoft Office software to open specially crafted files until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-14038

CVE-2017-8742

Affected Products

Office Compatibility Pack

Office Web Apps 2010

Powerpoint 2007

Powerpoint 2010

Powerpoint 2013 Rt

Powerpoint 2016

Powerpoint Viewer 2007

Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016

Sharepoint Server 2013

Office Powerpoint

Sharepoint Server

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-14038 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2017-8742 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8742 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8742 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8742 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8742 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039323 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100741 · Note