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CVE-2018-0798Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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".
8.8 HIGHEPSS 95.12%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 9.3 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due May 3, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-0798
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Published
- Jan 10, 2018
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17 01:31 UTC
- Weaknesses
Affected Products
As published by the CNA in the CVE record.
Microsoft CorporationEquation Editor1 version range
- Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016
References
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- 0patch.blogspot.com https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798