{"cve":"CVE-2017-8742","nvd":{"published":"2017-09-13T01:29:11.630","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:52.823","status":"Modified","description":"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 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8743.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100741","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8742","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100741","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039323"],"products":["microsoft:office_compatibility_pack","microsoft:office_web_apps","microsoft:office_web_apps_server","microsoft:powerpoint","microsoft:powerpoint_viewer","microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server","microsoft:sharepoint_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:46:01.145313090+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8742","score":0.22123,"percentile":0.97669,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}