7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-8487
Windows OLE Excel File Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Windows OLE in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code when a victim opens a specially crafted file or program aka "Windows olecnv32.dll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

June 15, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-8487 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8487 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 windows_server_2003
2 Microsoft windows_xp
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-2017-8487.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99013 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038702 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4025218/security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42211/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Dec. 23, 2022, 9:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 43 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-8487 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8487 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-284 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42211/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42211/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038702 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038702 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42211/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038702 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 29, 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://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4025218/security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003 No Types Assigned https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4025218/security-update-for-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99013 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-284
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99013 [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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-8487 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-2017-8487 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

60.42 }} -3.44%

score

0.97832

percentile

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