CVE-2017-8570

high

Description

Microsoft Office allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that it handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0243.

References

https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2017-8570

https://www.deepinstinct.com/blog/uncorking-old-wine-zero-day-cobalt-strike-loader

https://labs.sentinelone.com/agent-tesla-old-rat-uses-new-tricks-to-stay-on-top/

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/05/13/ramsay-cyberespionage-toolkit-airgapped-networks/

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/updated-backconfig-malware-targeting-government-and-military-organizations/

https://www.programmersought.com/article/62493896999/

https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/07/multiple-cobalt-personality-disorder.html

https://www.volexity.com/blog/2018/06/07/patchwork-apt-group-targets-us-think-tanks/

https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/03/unit42-patchwork-continues-deliver-badnews-indian-subcontinent/

https://crowdstrike.lookbookhq.com/global-threat-report-2018-web/cs-2018-global-threat-report

https://web.archive.org/web/20190508170147/https://www.riskiq.com/blog/labs/cobalt-group-spear-phishing-russian-banks/

https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/tech-brief-untangling-the-patchwork-cyberespionage-group.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20190508170630/https://www.riskiq.com/blog/labs/cobalt-strike/

https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cobalt-spam-runs-use-macros-cve-2017-8759-exploit/

https://www.ptsecurity.com/upload/corporate/ww-en/analytics/Cobalt-2017-eng.pdf

https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/microsoft-word-intruder-integrates-cve-2017-0199-utilized-cobalt-group-target

https://www.ptsecurity.com/upload/corporate/ww-en/analytics/Cobalt-Snatch-eng.pdf

http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/patchwork-cyberespionage-group-expands-targets-governments-wide-range-industries

https://securelist.com/the-dropping-elephant-actor/75328/

https://web.archive.org/web/20180825085952/https:/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cymmetria-blog/public/Unveiling_Patchwork.pdf

https://www.tenable.com/blog/analyzing-the-vulnerabilities-associated-with-the-top-malware-strains-of-2021

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8570

https://github.com/tezukanice/Office8570

https://github.com/ParsingTeam/ppsx-file-generator

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99445

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-11

Updated: 2025-04-20

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H