Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2024-20677Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity heap buffer overflow in 3D Viewer from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.3% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.3%top 11.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security vulnerability exists in FBX that could lead to remote code execution. To mitigate this vulnerability, the ability to insert FBX files has been disabled in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook for Windows and Mac. Versions of Office that had this feature enabled will no longer have access to it. This includes Office 2019, Office 2021, Office LTSC for Mac 2021, and Microsoft 365. As of February 13, 2024, the ability to insert FBX files has also been disabled in 3D Viewer. 3D models in Office documents that were previously inserted from a FBX file will continue to work as expected unless the Link to File option was chosen at insert time. This change is effective as of the January 9, 2024 security update.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft 3D Viewer 7.0.0 – before 7.2401.29012.0
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 19.0.0 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 16.0.1 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 16.0.1 – before 16.81.24011420
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 16.0.1 – before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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