CVE-2017-0243

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8570.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, and Microsoft Business Productivity Servers 2010 SP2.	Microsoft Office

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0243Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99446Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038851Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0243Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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