High severity · published Jul 11, 2017
CVE-2017-8502
Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
7.8
CVSS
23.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8501.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)23.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EX
Excel · Microsoft
2010; 2013; 2013; 2016 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8502
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8502
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99442
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8502
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