Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 Equation Editor memory corruption
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016 (Office Suite Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Equation Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.
The bug was discovered 01/09/2018. The weakness was presented 01/09/2018 by Core Security with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-0802 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The advisory points out:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105728 (Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (January 2018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110310 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update January 2018). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105728). See 111561, 111562, 111563 and 111564 for similar entries.
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Nessus ID: 105728
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (January 2018)
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OpenVAS ID: 67712
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities (KB4011607)
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Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Core Security
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
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CVE: CVE-2018-0802 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1040153
SecurityFocus: 102347 - Microsoft Office CVE-2018-0802 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 01/10/2018 14:19Updated: 04/19/2024 11:54
Changes: 01/10/2018 14:19 (84), 02/09/2020 10:19 (2), 01/29/2021 14:06 (2), 04/19/2024 11:54 (27)
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