CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-0020

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2016, 2010 SP2, 2013 RT SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a crafted document. This is a memory corruption issue.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to remote attacks that could lead to unauthorized access to systems or loss of service availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest versions and implement appropriate security measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Excel 2016, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 RT SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0006, CVE-2017-0019, CVE-2017-0030, CVE-2017-0031, CVE-2017-0052, and CVE-2017-0053.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS