Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-8598
Published: December 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16477
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8598
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing Microsoft Excel files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8598
Install updates from vendor's website.