Excel For Mac
CVE-2017-8567
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution".
AnalysisAI
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution". Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 32.4%.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011 when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution". Affected products include: Microsoft Excel For Mac.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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