Memory corruption in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-0796
Published: January 9, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9913
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0796
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 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.
Affected software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0796
Install updates from vendor's website.