CVE-2018-8281

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-8281
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-11 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word Viewer.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Office 2016 All 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 Office Powerpoint Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Office Powerpoint Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Office Word Viewer - All All All
Application Microsoft Office Word Viewer - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Office CVE-2018-8281 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Office File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8281 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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