CVE-2018-0862

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, 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 Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, and CVE-2018-0807.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0862	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102749	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016::::click-to-run:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:::rt:::*

Information

Published : 2018-01-22 15:29

Updated : 2020-08-24 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2018-0862

Mitre link : CVE-2018-0862

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

microsoft

office_compatibility_pack
word
office

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