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CVE-2018-0794 (GCVE-0-2018-0794)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-10 01:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 20:16
VLAI
Summary
Microsoft Word 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 Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0792.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102373 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Word Affected: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016
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Date Public
2018-01-09 00:00
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