microsoft office CVE-2017-0199 in Microsoft and Philips Products
Published on April 12, 2017

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Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."

NVD

Under Active Exploitation

This vulnerability is under active exploitation with an EPSS score of 99.50%, meaning that exploitation is highly probable when the vulnerable component is exposed to an attacker.

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability with Windows API is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API.".

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2017-0199 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Exploitation:
ACTIVE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL
Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2017-0199

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Microsoft Office
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Philips Intellispace Portal

Affected Versions

Microsoft Corporation Office/WordPad Version Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.1 is affected by CVE-2017-0199

Exploit Probability

EPSS
99.50%
Percentile
99.94%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.