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CVE-2018-8378

Published: Aug 15, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-125
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.8%
Top 6.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-125CWE-908

Affected Products

WordMicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft SharePoint ServerMicrosoft
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
Microsoft Office Word ViewerMicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Excel ViewerMicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / document-mgmt
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 20 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104996
securityfocus.com
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8378
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/4032215
support.microsoft.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 15, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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