CVE-2018-0802
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0802
Description
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Equation Editor | Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 |
References
7 Links- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802
- https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html
- https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC
- https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/
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