Exploit.MSOffice.CVE-2017-11882

Parent class: Malware

Malicious tools are malicious programs designed to automatically create viruses, worms, or Trojans, conduct DoS attacks on remote servers, hack other computers, etc. Unlike viruses, worms, and Trojans, malware in this subclass does not present a direct threat to the computer it runs on, and the program’s malicious payload is only delivered on the direct order of the user.

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Class: Exploit

Exploits are programs that contain data or executable code which take advantage of one or more vulnerabilities in software running on a local or remote computer for clearly malicious purposes. Often, malicious users employ an exploit to penetrate a victim computer in order to subsequently install malicious code (for example, to infect all visitors to a compromised website with a malicious program). Additionally, exploits are commonly used by Net-Worms in order to hack a victim computer without any action being required from the user. Nuker programs are notable among exploits; such programs send specially crafted requests to local or remote computers, causing the system to crash.

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Platform: MSOffice

Microsoft Office is a multiplatform suite of productivity applications published by Microsoft. Office applications are compatible with many types of files and content.

Description

Malware of this family exploits a vulnerability of Microsoft Equation Editor (often included in Microsoft Office). If an attack succeeds, the attacker gains the ability to execute some code under a user’s account.

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