Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft products - CVE-2018-8378

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read error when processing Microsoft Office documents. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read and gain access to contents of memory.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8378

External References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8378

Related Security Bulletins

• Information disclosure in Microsoft Office