microsoft word CVE-2017-11826 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on October 13, 2017

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Microsoft 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.

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 24, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2017-11826 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?

The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

CVE-2017-11826 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2017-11826

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Microsoft Word
 
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
 
Microsoft Sharepoint Server
 
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server
 
Microsoft Office Word Viewer
 
Microsoft Office Online Server
 

What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2017-11826?