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Microsoft SharePoint: CVE-2017-8743: Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 13, 2017
Added
May 15, 2023
Modified
Oct 14, 2025

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8742.

Solution

microsoft-sharepoint-sharepoint_2016-kb4011127
Title
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