CVE-2017-0106 Memory corruption in Office

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted documents in Microsoft Office applications.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-0106?

CVE-2017-0106 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 12 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2, Microsoft Outlook 2013 SP1, and Microsoft Outlook 2016 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0106?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Outlook.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0106?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0106 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-0106 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0106 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Microsoft Outlook vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-69v8-86m6-89hg.

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