Microsoft-Word-CVE-2017-0199-

Microsoft-Word-CVE-2017-0199- Description: Microsoft Word CVE-2017-0199 is prone to a RCE trough a HTA Handler A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office and WordPad parse specially crafted files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could...

The King is dead. Long live the King!

In late April 2018, a new zero-day vulnerability for Internet Explorer IE was found using our sandbox; more than two years since the last in the wild example CVE-2016-0189. This particular vulnerability and subsequent exploit are interesting for many reasons. The following article will examine th...

Microsoft Word and WordPad RTF HTA handler command execution

Added: 04/20/2017 CVE: CVE-2017-0199 BID: 97498 Background Rich Text Format RTF is a text file format supported by various Microsoft products and word processors. RTF supports text styling, images, and embedded objects. Problem A vulnerability in Microsoft Word and WordPad could allow command...

Microsoft Word and WordPad RTF HTA handler command execution

Added: 04/20/2017 CVE: CVE-2017-0199 BID: 97498 Background Rich Text Format RTF is a text file format supported by various Microsoft products and word processors. RTF supports text styling, images, and embedded objects. Problem A vulnerability in Microsoft Word and WordPad could allow command...

CVE-2017-0199: In the Wild Attacks Leveraging HTA Handler

FireEye recently detected malicious Microsoft Office RTF documents that leverage CVE-2017-0199, a previously undisclosed vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a malicious actor to download and execute a Visual Basic script containing PowerShell commands when a user opens a document containing ...