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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-8742

CVE-2017-8742 is listed by inventory_critical.

Published Sep 13, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · office compatibility pack

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2017-8742 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run office compatibility pack.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
22.12%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/office compatibility pack · cpe microsoft/office web apps · cpe microsoft/office web apps server · cpe microsoft/powerpoint

CVE-2017-8742 is listed by inventory_critical.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/office compatibility packversion unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/office web apps2010
  • cpe microsoft/office web apps server2013
  • cpe microsoft/powerpoint2007
  • cpe microsoft/powerpoint2010
  • cpe microsoft/powerpoint2013

How to fix CVE-2017-8742

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-8742 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 22.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run office compatibility pack.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/office web apps 2010; microsoft/office web apps server 2013. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 22.12%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 13, 2017 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    CVE-2017-8742 is listed by inventory_critical.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    CVE-2017-8742 is listed by inventory_critical.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-8742

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2017-8742

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 1, 2026