CVE-2017-0281 - K7 Labs

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CVE Number	Vulnerability	Product	Severity	Date
CVE-2017-0281	Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability	Microsoft Office	Critical	10-05-2017

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
A remote code execution vulnerability exist in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user.

Detailed Information on the risk:

In an email attack scenario an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.

Further information on this exploit is available at : CVE-2017-0281

Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
Microsoft Office Online Server 2016
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 SP2
Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2
Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 SP1
Microsoft Project Server 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 SP1
Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 (32-bit)
Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 (64-bit)
Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)

Technical Information

Affected Software