CVE-2018-0798 | BDVDB-2026-95044 Detail
MicrosoftEquation Editor
Description#
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 Corruption Vulnerability".
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.