CVE-2017-0199
microsoft · published 2017-04-12
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2021-11-03).
- CISA's name for it: Microsoft Office and WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CISA's description: 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.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Known
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Microsoft Corporation via the CVE Program.
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 crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API."
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Office/WordPad | Office 2007 SP3, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, Micros: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (6)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:philips:intellispace_portal:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HIGH — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Sources
References the source lists
- http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224
- https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html
- https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/
- http://rewtin.blogspot.nl/2017/04/cve-2017-0199-practical-exploitation-poc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97498
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038224
- https://blog.nviso.be/2017/04/12/analysis-of-a-cve-2017-0199-malicious-rtf-document/
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0199
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41894/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41934/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42995/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/04/cve-2017-0199_useda.html
- https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2017/04/exploiting-cve-2017-0199-hta-handler-vulnerability/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0199
Source dates: published 2017-04-12, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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