Vulnerability in Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor
CVE-2018-0798
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 Corru…
EPSS: 0.941 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor — versions Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 102370 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 1040153 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0798?
- CVE-2018-0798 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor. Published 2018-01-10.
- Is CVE-2018-0798 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2018-0798 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.