CVE-2018-8158 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8157, CVE-2018-8161.

Published: 2018-05-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 24.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016::::click-to-run:::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.24676.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104049
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040853
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8158

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2018-05-09T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:46:13.403Z

Reserved: 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-8158

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-09T19:29:02.463

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:04:22.167

Link: CVE-2018-8158

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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