7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-0020
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Excel 2016, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 RT SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0019, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, CVE-2017-0052, and CVE-2017-0053.

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2017, 12:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-0020 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft office_web_apps
3 Microsoft excel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-0020.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96050 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038010
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0020 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-0020 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038010 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96050 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96050 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0020 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0020 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96050 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

12.94 }} -0.94%

score

0.95314

percentile

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