Out-of-bouds read in Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-0853
Published: February 13, 2018 / Updated: February 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10543
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0853
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read error when processing Microsoft Office documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it and read memory contents, which belongs to other applications.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0853
Install updates from vendor's website.