Medium severity · published Jun 15, 2017
CVE-2017-8508
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when it improperly handles the parsing of file formats, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass…
5.5
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when it improperly handles the parsing of file formats, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OU
Outlook · Microsoft
2007; 2010; 2013; 2016 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8508
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8508
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98828
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8508
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