7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-8501
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description

Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8502.

INFO

Published Date :

July 11, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 14, 2017, 10:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8501 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 sharepoint_server
4 Microsoft excel
5 Microsoft office_online_server
6 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-2017-8501.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501 Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8501 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 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-2017-8501 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8501 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:mac:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99441 [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.

23.55 }} -1.09%

score

0.96672

percentile

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