Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2018-0862
Published: January 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10161
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0862
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker send a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it with an affected version of Microsoft Office or Microsoft WordPad software, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0862
Install updates from vendor's website.