CVE-2017-0243 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, and Microsoft Business Productivity Servers 2010 SP2.
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting a memory handling flaw 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-2017-0243?
CVE-2017-0243 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 11 Jul 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 Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8570.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0243?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Business Productivity Servers, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Web Applications.
How do I fix CVE-2017-0243?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-0243 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-2017-0243 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
- CVE-2021-27076 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-0931 File upload in Microsoft Business Productivity Servers
- CVE-2020-0795 Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Business Productivity Servers
- CVE-2019-0558 Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Business Productivity Servers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c2m8-mp3j-qvvc.