CVE-2017-11774

Microsoft Office: Outlook Security Feature Bypass

As of , CVE-2017-11774 in Microsoft Office is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.60Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Office Outlook contains a security feature bypass vulnerability due to improperly handling objects in memory. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute commands.

CISA's description

Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2, Outlook 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, and Outlook 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands, due to how Microsoft Office handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
13 October 2017
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Office: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2010-3333Stack-based Buffer OverflowMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.89; verified Exploit-DB entry0.89
CVE-2016-3235OLE DLL Side LoadingMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry0.43
CVE-2017-11882Memory CorruptionMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2026-21509Security Feature BypassMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.710.71
CVE-2009-0556PowerPoint Code InjectionMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.670.67
CVE-2023-23397Outlook Privilege EscalationMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.970.97
CVE-2009-0563Buffer OverflowMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.630.63
CVE-2013-1331Buffer OverflowMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.800.80
CVE-2012-1856MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code ExecutionMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.720.72
CVE-2015-2545Malformed EPS FileMicrosoft OfficePatch this weekEPSS 0.860.86

All 29 entries for Office

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