CVE-2018-0798
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CVE-2018-0798 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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".. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 95.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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".
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Status
This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by .
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Office | 2007 | Sp3 |
| Microsoft | Office | 2010 | Sp2 |
| Microsoft | Office | 2013 | Sp1 |
| Microsoft | Office | 2016 | — |
| Microsoft | Office Compatibility Pack | All versions | Sp3 |
| Microsoft | Word | 2007 | Sp3 |
| Microsoft | Word | 2010 | Sp2 |
| Microsoft | Word | 2013 | Sp1 |
| Microsoft | Word | 2016 | — |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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