CVE-2018-0798 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 95.1% (pctl 100)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
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".
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 95.12% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-01-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Office |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | office compatibility pack |
| microsoft | word |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798
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