Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Excel_viewer
CVE-2018-8378
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerabili…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.082 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Excel_viewer — versions 2007
- Microsoft Excel Viewer — versions 2007 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office — versions 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Office Word Viewer — versions Microsoft Office Word Viewer
- Microsoft Sharepoint — versions Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Enterprise Server 2016
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server — versions 2013 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Office — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Office_web_apps — versions 2010, 2013
- Microsoft Office_word_viewer
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8378?
- CVE-2018-8378 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel_viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-08-15.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8378?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.