Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office
CVE-2018-0812
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, 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 Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.239 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.239 · newest: 0.239 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
- Microsoft Word — versions 2007, 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor — versions Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102463 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0812 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0812?
- CVE-2018-0812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0812?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-0812 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.