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BDU:2018-00248 (CVE-2018-0798)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2018-02-21 – Updated: 2024-09-24 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit exists Yes Fixed

Title

Summary

Уязвимость редактора математических формул и уравнений текстового редактора Microsoft Word, пакета программ Microsoft Office и пакета обеспечения совместимости Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack вызвана выходом операции за границы буфера в памяти. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему удалённо, выполнить произвольный код

Severity

9.3 (High) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

8.8 (High) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Data structure manipulation

Incidents

Yes

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-119 - Выход операции за границы буфера в памяти

Aliases

CVE-2018-0798, SECURITY, TRACKER, ID:1040153, BID, ID:102370

References

4 references

URL
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv

Impacted products

11 products from 1 vendor

Vendors

Microsoft Corp

Products

Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3, Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Word 2016, Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R)

Versions

- (Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2), - (Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1), - (Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2), - (Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3), - (Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3), - (Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1), - (Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3), - (Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1), - (Microsoft Office 2016), - (Microsoft Word 2016), - (Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R))

Product types

Application software

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798

Credits

JSON

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  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "Microsoft Corp",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "- (Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2), - (Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1), - (Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2), - (Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3), - (Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3), - (Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1), - (Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3), - (Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1), - (Microsoft Office 2016), - (Microsoft Word 2016), - (Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R))",
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  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "09.01.2018",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "24.09.2024",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "21.02.2018",
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  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2018-0798, Security Tracker ID:1040153, BID ID:102370",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3, Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Word 2016, Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": null,
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u043b \u0438 \u0443\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 Microsoft Word, \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c Microsoft Office \u0438 \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0432\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0434",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u0412\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0431\u0443\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0438 (CWE-119)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443\u043b \u0438 \u0443\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 Microsoft Word, \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c Microsoft Office \u0438 \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430 \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0432\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u044b \u0431\u0443\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0438. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u0432\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0434",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": "-",
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u041c\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043f\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370\nhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153\nhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798\nhttps://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/csv/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.csv",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-119",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 9,3)\n\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 8,8)"
}

CVE-2018-0798 (GCVE-0-2018-0798)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-01-10 01:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45

Summary

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".

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-07 16:29 UTC

CWE

Remote Code Execution
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write

Assigner

microsoft mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370	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
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-aban…	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Microsoft Corporation	Equation Editor	Affected: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016

Date Public

2018-01-09 00:00

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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