7.8
HIGH
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-11878 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 excel_viewer
3 Microsoft excel
4 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack
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
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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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-11878 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11878
  • 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]
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.

0.28 }} -0.20%

score

0.67897

percentile

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