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CVE-2017-0254

Published: May 12, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
19.8%
Top 2.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Microsoft Word 2007, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Office for Mac 2011, Office for Mac 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Word Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1, Office Word Viewer, SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Word 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0264 and CVE-2017-0265.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
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 OfficeMicrosoft Corporation
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2007Microsoft Corp
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2Microsoft Corp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1Microsoft Corp
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
microsoft corporationcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0254
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98101
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038443
securitytracker.com
and 1 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 12, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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