Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Microsoft Office: CVE-2017-8631: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Free InsightVM Trial No credit card necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Microsoft Office: CVE-2017-8631: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/13/2017
Created
06/27/2023
Added
06/20/2023
Modified
06/20/2023

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Excel Services, 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 Web Apps 2013, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel Web App 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3, and Office Online Server when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8630, CVE-2017-8632, and CVE-2017-8744.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-excel_2016-kb4011050

References

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;