Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
Published May 12, 2017 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 78.13%
Description
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.
Affected products
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- Version Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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 | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 78.13% (0.78130) | 99.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 78.13% (0.78130) | 99.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.03% (0.93027) | 99.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 96.03% (0.96027) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 94.06% (0.94065) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2024 | 91.14% (0.91135) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 10, 2024 | 87.45% (0.87452) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 93.48% (0.93484) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 95.41% (0.95407) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 94.95% (0.94950) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 95.51% (0.95512) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 95.52% (0.95518) | 99.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 14, 2023 | 94.79% (0.94789) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 95.57% (0.95568) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 96.02% (0.96016) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 96.08% (0.96075) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 96.15% (0.96147) | 99.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2023 | 96.00% (0.95998) | 99.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 95.97% (0.95968) | 99.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.64% (0.96639) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 57.69% (0.57690) | 98.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 6, 2022 | 57.69% (0.57690) | 98.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 56.07% (0.56075) | 98.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 48.85% (0.48848) | 98.99th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 48.85% (0.48848) | 99.60th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 48.85% (0.48848) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0261 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0261 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
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