CVE-2017-8742

highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.221 · 98 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

22.1% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 9.3 · high

Is it mine?

22 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8743.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.09.3highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 10

v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USprimaryCWE-119US

affected products (22)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office≤ Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 3all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft PowerPoint 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2010all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 SP1all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft office compatibility packall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office web apps= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office web apps server= 2013nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint= 2007nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint= 2013nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint= 2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft powerpoint viewer= 2010nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2017-09-13modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8742 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100741 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323 enisa_euvd
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8742 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100741Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8742PatchVendor Advisorynvd

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