Microsoft Office and WordPad contain an unspecified vulnerability due to the way the applications parse specially crafted files. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.
Product
Office and WordPad
Added to KEV
3 Nov 2021
Federal remediation due
3 May 2022
Known ransomware use
Yes
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CVE-2017-0199
Listed in CISA KEV · added 3 Nov 2021 · Microsoft · Office and WordPad
Microsoft Office and WordPad contain an unspecified vulnerability due to the way the applications parse specially crafted files. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution.
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Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a …