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CVE-2018-0802 · netVigilance record NV21-0032

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption

past due ransomware

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-05-03 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability is known to be chained with CVE-2018-0798.

Who is affected

Microsoft Office. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-787.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago

Sources