CVE-2017-0199
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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."
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office and WordPad contain an unspecified vulnerability due to the way the applications parse specially crafted files. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.
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Remediation due: 2022-05-03
Associated with ransomware campaigns
References
- http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224
- https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html
- https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0199
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