# CVE-2017-0261

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0262 and CVE-2017-0281.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2017-0261
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03; CISA due date 2022-03-24
- EPSS: 78.13% (percentile 99.6)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 2 GitHub proofs of concept (first 2019-03-31)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2017-05-12

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office: affected Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Office 2013 SP1, and Office 2016

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0261
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98104
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038444
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0261

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