Vulnerability CVE-2017-11878
Published: 2017-11-14   Modified: 2017-11-15

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".

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Microsoft -> Excel 
Microsoft -> Excel 2007 
Microsoft -> Excel 2010 
Microsoft -> Excel 2013 rt 
Microsoft -> Excel viewer 
Microsoft -> Office compatibility pack 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11878
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