Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-0852
Published: February 13, 2018 / Updated: February 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10547
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0852
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when attached files within the emails. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send an email, containing a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0852
Install updates from vendor's website.