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CVE-2018-0851

Published: Feb 15, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
19.3%
Top 3.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allow a remote code execution vulnerability, due to how Office handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0852.

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

CWE-787

Affected Products

officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office word viewermicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
outlookmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Corporation
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Office 2016Microsoft Corp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
microsoft corporationcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
and 7 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102870
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040381
securitytracker.com
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0851
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
and 2 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 15, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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