Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2018-8627
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8598.
EPSS: 0.086 (94.7th 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 2013, 2016, Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2
- 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 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2016 for Mac
- Microsoft Office — versions 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems, 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems, 2016
- Microsoft Office_365_proplus
- Microsoft Office_compatibility_pack
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2010
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8627?
- CVE-2018-8627 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8627?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.