CVE-2017-8743 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8742.

Published: 2017-09-13

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 32.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

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 PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

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 0.32436.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100746
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8743

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Online Server Powerpoint Sharepoint Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

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

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:10:26.438Z

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

Link: CVE-2017-8743

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-13T01:29:11.660

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

Link: CVE-2017-8743

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "Microsoft Office", "vendor": "Microsoft Corporation", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server"}]}], "datePublic": "2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8742."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "Remote Code Execution", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-09-13T09:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8", "shortName": "microsoft"}, "references": [{"name": "100746", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100746"}, {"name": "1039323", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8743"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "secure@microsoft.com", "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-09-12T00:00:00", "ID": "CVE-2017-8743", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "Microsoft Office", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "Microsoft Corporation"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8742."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Remote Code Execution"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "100746", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100746"}, {"name": "1039323", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323"}, {"name": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8743", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8743"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T16:48:21.955Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "100746", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100746"}, {"name": "1039323", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8743"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8", "assignerShortName": "microsoft", "cveId": "CVE-2017-8743", "datePublished": "2017-09-13T01:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-09-17T04:10:26.438Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "D6404DAF-34CC-47A0-B711-87EAC662FD89", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "C971A8FC-3897-496D-BB9A-9E6C8A03AEA1", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "B850873B-E635-439C-9720-8BBE59120EE1", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, and Office Online Server when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8742."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Existe una vulnerabilidad de ejecuci\u00f3n remota de c\u00f3digo en Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 y Office Online Server cuando manejan incorrectamente objetos en la memoria. Esto tambi\u00e9n se conoce como \"PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\". El ID de este CVE es distinto a CVE-2017-8742."}], "id": "CVE-2017-8743", "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 9.3, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2017-09-13T01:29:11.660", "references": [{"source": "secure@microsoft.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100746"}, {"source": "secure@microsoft.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323"}, {"source": "secure@microsoft.com", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8743"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100746"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8743"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secure@microsoft.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-119"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}