Memory corruption in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-0791
Published: January 9, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9903
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0791
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 weakness exists in Microsoft Office software due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in Microsoft Office software due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0791
Install update from vendor's website.