Outdated Equation Editor Exploit: The Malware Gift That Keeps on Giving!
CVE-2017-11882, the Microsoft Office vulnerability that refuses to retire, is still causing headaches. Attackers are exploiting it to spread malware, like a VIPKeyLogger, through seemingly innocuous files. Despite Microsoft’s attempts to make life difficult for macro miscreants, this old vulnerability is the gift that keeps on giving—for cybercriminals.
Hot Take:
Ah, the Equation Editor—the undead zombie of Microsoft Office vulnerabilities that just won’t die! You’d think by now it would have been buried with a stake through its heart, but here we are, still dealing with its ghastly presence. It’s like the security world’s version of a horror movie franchise that keeps spawning sequels nobody asked for. “Patch, patch, patch” they say, but let’s be real, Equation Editor is the Michael Myers of software bugs—always lurking in the shadows waiting to strike again!
Key Points:
- CVE-2017-11882, a remote code execution vulnerability, continues to thrive in Microsoft Office’s Equation Editor.
- Even though Microsoft retired the Equation Editor, hackers keep resurrecting it to spread malware.
- Recent malicious file “urchase_order__p.o_t4787074__kronospan_aps.xlam” is exploiting this old vulnerability.
- The payload in this file is a VIPKeyLogger, an age-old favorite of cybercriminals.
- Despite Microsoft’s efforts, malicious Office documents are still circulating, albeit less commonly.