KLA11024
Defense-in-Depth Update for Microsoft Office

Updated: 04/22/2021
Detect date
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04/11/2017
Severity
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High
Description

An unspecified vulnerability was found in the EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) filter in Microsoft Office. By exploiting this vulnerability malicious users can possibly execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely via a specially designed website or file.

NB: This vulnerability does not have any public CVSS rating so rating can be changed by the time.

Affected products

Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1 
Microsoft Office 2016 

Solution

Install necessary updates from the KB section, that are listed in your Windows Update (Windows Update usually can be accessed from the Control Panel)

Original advisories

ADV170005
Microsoft Security Advisory
CVE-2017-0197
CVE-2017-0199

Impacts
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ACE 
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Related products
Microsoft Office
CVE-IDS
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CVE-2017-01979.3Critical
CVE-2017-01999.3Critical
Microsoft official advisories
Microsoft Security Update Guide
KB list

3212218
3191829
2589382
3141529
3141538
3178710
3178703
3178702

Exploitation

This vulnerability can be exploited by the following malware:

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Exploit.MSOffice.CVE-2017-0199/

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Exploit.MSOffice.Oleink/

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Trojan.Win32.FormBook/

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Trojan-PSW.Win32.Azorult/

The following public exploits exists for this vulnerability:

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Exploit.MSOffice.CVE-2017-0199/

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Exploit.MSOffice.Oleink/

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Trojan-PSW.Win32.Azorult/

https://threats.kaspersky.com/en/threat/Trojan.Win32.FormBook/

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