CVE-2017-8742

Summary

CVECVE-2017-8742
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-13 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-29 18:58:00 UTC
DescriptionA remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8743.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack - sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack - sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer 2010 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2016 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft PowerPoint CVE-2017-8742 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft PowerPoint File Processing Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
{{windowTitle}} CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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