Kaspersky ID:
KLA11049
Detect Date:
06/13/2017
Updated:
01/22/2024

Description

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in Microsoft Office. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions and spoof user interface.

Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities:

  1. An improper validating of input before loading DLL (dynamic link library) files can be exploited remotely by convincing a user to open a specially designed office document to execute arbitrary code;
  2. An improper parsing of email messages can be exploited remotely by sending a specially designed email message and convincing a user to open it to execute arbitrary code;
  3. An incorrect handling of parsing of file formats can be exploited remotely by convincing a user to open a specially designed file to bypass security restrictions;
  4. Multiple vulnerabities related to an improper handling of objects in memory can be exploited remotely by sending a specially designed file via email and convincing a user to open it or by hosting a website which contains a malicious file and convince a user to open website to execute arbitrary code;
  5. An incorrect validation and sanitizing of html input in Microsoft Outlook for Mac can be exploited remotely via a specially designed email with specific HTML tags to spoof user interface and show a malicious authentication prompt.

Original advisories

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Malware exists for this vulnerability. Usually such malware is classified as Exploit. More details.

Related products

CVE list

  • CVE-2017-0284
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8528
    critical
  • CVE-2017-0292
    critical
  • CVE-2017-0285
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8534
    warning
  • CVE-2017-0283
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8550
    warning
  • CVE-2017-0282
    warning
  • CVE-2017-0260
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8509
    critical
  • CVE-2017-0286
    warning
  • CVE-2017-0287
    warning
  • CVE-2017-0288
    warning
  • CVE-2017-0289
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8527
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8531
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8532
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8533
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8506
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8507
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8508
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8510
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8511
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8512
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8513
    critical
  • CVE-2017-8545
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8551
    warning
  • CVE-2017-8514
    warning

KB list

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