#VU9909 Use-after-free in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word - CVE-2018-0797
Published: January 9, 2018 / Updated: January 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9909
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-0797
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing RTF files in Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted RTF document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office or Microsoft WordPad software.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing RTF files in Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted RTF document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office or Microsoft WordPad software.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.