CVE-2017-0199: Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2017-0199 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03
Microsoft Office and WordPad contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way the applications parse specially crafted documents. Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious file, leveraging the Windows API.
Yes. CVE-2017-0199 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2017-0199?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3; Microsoft Office 2010 SP2; Microsoft Office 2013 SP1; Microsoft Office 2016 -; and 5 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-0199?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2017-0199 attacked?
It is attacked over the network or with local access, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-0199?
Check whether you run Microsoft Office or Microsoft WordPad. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2
Microsoft Office 2013 SP1
Microsoft Office 2016 -
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
Microsoft Windows 8.1 -
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 -
Timeline
2017-04-11: advisory: MSRC advisory published
2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog