#VU10547 Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-0852 

 

#VU10547 Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office - CVE-2018-0852

Published: February 13, 2018 / Updated: February 13, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10547
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0852
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when attached files within the emails. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send an email, containing a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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