[ CVE-2017-0261 · Published 12 May 2017 ]
Microsoft Office Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 7.8
EPSS 78%Fix available
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-03-03
- EPSS: 78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
[ Description ]Official description
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.
CISA: Microsoft Office contains a use-after-free vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 24 Mar 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Patch on portal.msrc.microsoft.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
[ References ]References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261PatchVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource