Microsoft Office/WordPad CVE-2017-0199 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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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 take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

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Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2016 x64
Microsoft Office 2016 x86
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2012
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2

CVE References

CVE-2017-0199