CVE-2017-0199
Microsoft Office 2007 … 2016
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2017-0199 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2017-0199 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, Office 2016, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8.1. The flaw resides in the handling of crafted documents through the Windows API and is tracked as the Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Remote attackers can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious document that, when opened by a user, results in arbitrary code execution on the target system. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 with an attack vector requiring local access and user interaction but granting high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Public references include technical analyses of malicious RTF samples and an ICS-CERT advisory that address detection and response considerations for affected environments.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2017-0566
Vulnerability Data
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka…
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"Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 03 November 2021
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