CVE-2017-11826

Summary

CVECVE-2017-11826
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-13 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-12-12 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Office 2010, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Web Applications, Office Web Apps Server 2010 and 2013, Word Viewer, Word 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016, Word Automation Services, and Office Online Server allow remote code execution when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.908150000 probability, percentile 0.996260000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-03; due 2022-03-24; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-119

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductOffice
NameMicrosoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11826

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Office Online Server All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Online Server All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps All All All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Web Applications All All All All
Application Microsoft Web Applications All All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2007 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2007 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Word Viewer All All All All
Application Microsoft Word Viewer All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Analyzing Microsoft Office Zero-Day Exploit CVE-2017-11826: Memory Corruption Vulnerability MISC securingtomorrow.mcafee.com Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Microsoft Word File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Exploiting Word: CVE-2017-11826 - Tarlogic Security - Cyber Security and Ethical hacking MISC www.tarlogic.com
0patch Blog: 0patching a Pretty Nasty Microsoft Word Type Confusion Vulnerability (CVE-2017-11826) MISC 0patch.blogspot.com
{{windowTitle}} CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Office CVE-2017-11826 Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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