Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2/2013 RT SP1/2013 SP1/2016 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2/2013 RT SP1/2013 SP1/2016. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-8524. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2/2013 RT SP1/2013 SP1/2016 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/13/2018. The weakness was disclosed 11/13/2018 with FortiGuard Labs as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-8524 since 03/14/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118928 (Security Updates for Outlook (November 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 110325 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update November 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 (118928) and SecurityFocus (BID 105823†). The entries VDB-126715, VDB-126716, VDB-126717 and VDB-126726 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 118928
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Outlook (November 2018)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Organization: FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-8524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126727
SecurityFocus: 105823 - Microsoft Outlook CVE-2018-8524 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1042110

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2018 09:21
Updated: 06/06/2023 08:06
Changes: 11/14/2018 09:21 (74), 04/12/2020 09:24 (6), 06/06/2023 08:06 (5)
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