Memory corruption in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook - CVE-2018-8522
Published: November 13, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15865
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-2018-8522
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 an error when handling objects in memory. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message containing malicious file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.Affected software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Outlook
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8522
Install updates from vendor's website.