CVE-2017-8725 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Publisher 2007 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Publisher 2010 Service Pack 2 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution".

Published: 2017-09-13

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 32.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Office

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Publisher 2007 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Publisher 2010 Service Pack 2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2010:sp2::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32412.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100758
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039322
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8725

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Publisher

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-09-13T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:51:37.810Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8725

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-13T01:29:11.160

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8725

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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