Microsoft Office Word Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3203393)
🗓️ 14 Jun 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/98812 |
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3203393 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/98836 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.810912");
script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-0292", "CVE-2017-8509");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-03 00:03:00 +0000 (Thu, 03 Oct 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-06-14 10:12:53 +0530 (Wed, 14 Jun 2017)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_name("Microsoft Office Word Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3203393)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
update according to Microsoft KB3203393.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to:
- An error in the Office software which fails to properly handle objects in
memory.
- An error when Windows and Microsoft Word fails to properly parse PDF files.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attacker
to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user and perform other
actions in the security context of the current user.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3203393");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98836");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98812");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Word/Version");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
exeVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Word/Version");
if(!exeVer){
exit(0);
}
exePath = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Word/Install/Path");
if(!exePath){
exePath = "Unable to fetch the install path";
}
if(exeVer =~ "^(15\.)" && version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"15.0.4937.1000"))
{
report = 'File checked: ' + exePath + "winword.exe" + '\n' +
'File version: ' + exeVer + '\n' +
'Vulnerable range: ' + '15 - 15.0.4937.999' + '\n' ;
security_message(data:report);
exit(0);
}
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28 Apr 2026 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
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