PT-2017-2961 · Microsoft · Office

Published 2017-09-12 · Updated 2023-10-03 · CVE-2017-8630

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 Office (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the improper handling of objects in memory by Microsoft Office software. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software, allowing the attacker to perform actions in the security context of the current user.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02286

CVE-2017-8630

Affected Products

Office

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8630 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8630 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02286 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8630 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8630 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58921 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/100732 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/20749 · Telegram Post
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1039315 · Note