Microsoft Office security update

Number: AV17-177
Date: 29 November 2017

Purpose

The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to a recent security update for Microsoft Office.

Assessment

CCIRC is aware of a critical vulnerability VulnerabilityA flaw or weakness in the design or implementation of an information system or its environment that could be exploited to adversely affect an organization's assets or operations. in Microsoft Office.  Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow for remote code execution.

Affected Versions: 

• 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 (32-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) 
• Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3

CVE Reference: CVE-2017-11882

Suggested Action

CCIRC recommends that owner/operators test and deploy the vendor released updates or workarounds to affected platforms accordingly.

References:

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11882