CVE-2018-0798
What it is
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".
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2021-11-03 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2022-05-03 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 95.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Exploit probability
- 95.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Microsoft Office 2007
- Microsoft Office 2010
- Microsoft Office 2013
- Microsoft Office 2016
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
- Microsoft Word 2007
- Microsoft Word 2010
- Microsoft Word 2013
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798