Microsoft Word up to 2016 Equation Editor memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Word 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Equation Editor. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-0849. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Word 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016 (Word Processing Software). Affected is an unknown code 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. CVE summarizes:

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, 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 Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, and CVE-2018-0807.

The bug was discovered 01/19/2018. The weakness was shared 01/19/2018 with Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-0849 since 12/01/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly 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.

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).

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 databases at Tenable (105728) and SecurityFocus (BID 102748†). The entries VDB-111565, VDB-111566, VDB-111567 and VDB-111569 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 105728
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (January 2018)
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OpenVAS ID: 68663
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (KB4011656)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Researcher: Yuki Chen
Organization: Qihoo 360 Vulcan Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0849 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0849
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112284

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SecurityFocus: 102748 - Microsoft Office CVE-2018-0849 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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Created: 01/23/2018 07:59
Updated: 08/18/2024 06:12
Changes: 01/23/2018 07:59 (76), 12/29/2019 09:05 (5), 02/01/2021 13:28 (2), 08/18/2024 06:12 (17)
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