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CVE-2018-0798 Detail

Description

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  8.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

ADP:  CISA-ADP
Base Score:  8.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html Third Party Advisory 
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html Third Party Advisory 
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 Patch  Vendor Advisory 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability 11/03/2021 05/03/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST   CISA-ADP  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-0798
NVD Published Date:
01/09/2018
NVD Last Modified:
03/26/2025
Source:
Microsoft Corporation