Memory corruption in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-8430
Published: September 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14780
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8430
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing PDF files within Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF document, trick the victim into opening it with vulnerable version of Microsoft Word, 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-2018-8430
Install updates from vendor's website.