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CVE-2018-0849

Published: Jan 22, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
19.0%
Top 3.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Equation EditorMicrosoft Corporation
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2Microsoft Corp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1Microsoft Corp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3Microsoft Corp
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
microsoft corporationcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0849
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102748
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102748
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 22, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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