CVE-2017-8725 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2, stemming from improper memory handling. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No) and lacking public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), it garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.