CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8744

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Excel Services due to improper handling of objects in memory. This affects Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, 2013 RT SP1, and 2016.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute code remotely on the victim's system, potentially leading to data loss or system takeover.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft Excel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Excel Services, Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Excel 2016 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8630, CVE-2017-8632, and CVE-2017-8731.

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