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CVE-2017-11774

Improper Restriction of Memory Buffer — is CVE-2017-11774real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

High · CVSS 7.8EPSS 59.9%CISA KEVCWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Memory Buffer

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2, Outlook 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, and Outlook 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands, due to how Microsoft Office handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

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Community real-world severity: High (High 3) — CVSS base score 7.8

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    Field note · Aisha RahmanCurated

    Microsoft Office Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability — Microsoft Office Outlook contains a security feature bypass vulnerability due to improperly handling objects in memory. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute commands. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~60%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Tomáš NovákCurated

    Required action for Microsoft Office: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Same weaknessCWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Memory Buffer.