CVE-2017-8506 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office

What is CVE-2017-8506?

CVE-2017-8506 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 15 Jun 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

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8509, CVE-2017-8510, CVE-2017-8511, CVE-2017-8512, and CVE-2017-0260.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8506?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Outlook.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8506 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-2017-8506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook

• CVE-2017-11774 Microsoft Office Outlook Security Feature Bypass Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2001-0538 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2013-3870 Use after free in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2010-2728 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2010-0266 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.3

All Microsoft Outlook vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mw6x-vg34-fr9v.