CVE-2017-11878

Published: Nov 15, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

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".

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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

excelDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

excel viewerLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

office compatibility packOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1LibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3On-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

Microsoft Corporation

commercial·USaka microsoft

Microsoft OfficeOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101756

securityfocus.com

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