CVE-2017-11878
Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption Denial of Service
Description
Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3, and Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3 allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 15, 2017, 3:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2023, 3:38 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-11878
vulnerability.
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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-2017-11878.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11878 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2017-11878 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-11878 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2007:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2010:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2013_rt:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 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 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11878 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11878 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2007:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2010:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2013_rt:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11878 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11878
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.48 }} 0.12%
score
0.75517
percentile