Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-0798

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".
Published 2018-01-10 01:29:01
Updated 2020-08-24 17:37:01
Source Microsoft Corporation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2018-0798

CVE-2018-0798 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability is known to be chained with CVE-2018-0802.
Notes:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0798
Added on 2021-11-03 Action due date 2022-05-03

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-0798

EPSS FAQ
90.62%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-0798

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.3
 HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
 NIST
8.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-0798

  • The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-0798

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