Memory corruption in Microsoft Access and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-0903
Published: March 13, 2018 / Updated: March 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11060
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-2018-0903
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 processing Microsoft Access files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Microsoft Access file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0903
Install updates from vendor's website.