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CVE-2017-11878

Published: Nov 15, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
6.2%
Top 7.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3, and Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3 allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user by failing to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

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 Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1Microsoft Corp
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3Microsoft Corp
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
and 6 more affected products View all →

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039783
securitytracker.com
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11878
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
and 2 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 15, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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