high8.8Known exploited
CVE-2018-0798
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2021-11-03. Federal due date: 2022-05-03.
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Impact
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Office | Versions 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
| Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack | All versions |
| Microsoft | Word | Versions 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798