CVE-2017-0053

Published: Mar 17, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 R2 SP1, Word 2016, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0019, CVE-2017-0020, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, and CVE-2017-0052.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp

commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation

Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Word 2016On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

officeDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

office compatibility packOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

wordOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

word viewerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Corporation

commercial·USaka microsoft

OfficeOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96745

securityfocus.com

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0053

portal.msrc.microsoft.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038010

securitytracker.com

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