Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2018-0792
Published: January 9, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9911
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0792
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 a boundary error when processing Microsoft Word documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing Microsoft Word documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Word document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Office Online Server
Microsoft Word
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Office Online Server
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0792
Install updates from vendor's website.