Information disclosure in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2018-8429
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microso…
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.123 (95.7th 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 — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
- Microsoft Excel_viewer — versions 2007
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Excel Viewer — versions 2007 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office — versions 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions, 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions, 2016 for Mac
- Microsoft Office — versions 2016
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Office_for_mac — versions 2016
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8429?
- CVE-2018-8429 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-09-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8429?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.