What is CVE-2017-17967?

CVE-2017-17967 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ksosoft Wps Office, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-12-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-17967?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Ksosoft Wps Office

CVE-2017-17967

pptreader.dll in Kingsoft WPS Office 10.1.0.6930 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PPT file, aka CNVD-2017-35482.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-12-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (56.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ksosoft Wps Office — versions 10.1.0.6930

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/1169328 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-17967?: CVE-2017-17967 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ksosoft Wps Office, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-12-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-17967?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.