CVE-2018-8379

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-8379
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-15 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8375.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Excel 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2010 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2013 Rt sp1 All All All
Application Microsoft Excel 2013 Rt sp1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Microsoft Excel CVE-2018-8379 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8379 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Excel Object Memory Handling Flaws Let Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target User's System - 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
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