Microsoft Office CVE-2017-8744 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	100748
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-8744
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 12 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 12 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	Lucas Leong of Trend Micro working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
Vulnerable:	Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) 0 Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition) 0 Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1 0 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) 0 Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) 0 Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 0
Not Vulnerable:

Microsoft Office CVE-2017-8744 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Office is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions.

Microsoft Office CVE-2017-8744 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Microsoft Office CVE-2017-8744 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

Microsoft Office CVE-2017-8744 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References:

• Microsoft Homepage (Microsoft)
  
• CVE-2017-8744 | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (Microsoft)