CVE-2018-0798

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-0798
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-10 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionEquation 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".

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.940560000 probability, percentile 0.999010000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-787

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductOffice
NameMicrosoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0798

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack - sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack - sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Word 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Word 2016 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Office CVE-2018-0798 Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
0patch Blog: Micropatching Brings The Abandoned Equation Editor Back To Life MISC 0patch.blogspot.com Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Office Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Spoof Email Addresses and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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