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CVE-2018-0798

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-01-10T01:00:00.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2023.03.01
0.948
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 94.8% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-01-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.995
Higher than 99.5% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

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".

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Microsoft Corporation

Equation Editor

Affected Versions:

Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

May 3, 2022

Added to KEV

November 3, 2021

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Office

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-4prc-qxrc-76p6

Advisory Details

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".

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0798
WEB https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
WEB https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
Published: 2018-01-10T01:00:00.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-02-07T16:38:20.595Z
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