Memory corruption in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel - CVE-2018-0796
Published: January 9, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9913
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2018-0796
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Detailed vulnerability description
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 Excel documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel 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 Excel documents. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel document, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0796
Install updates from vendor's website.