High severity · published Jan 10, 2018
CVE-2018-0802
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
RansomwareIn wildKEV
7.8
CVSS
93.3%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)93.3% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueMay 3, 2022
Ransomware campaign useKnown
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2007; 2010; 2013; 2016; 2016 · source: NVD, KEV
EE
Equation Editor · Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 · source: vendor
OC
Office Compatibility Pack · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
WO
Word · Microsoft
2007; 2010; 2013; 2013; 2016 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0802
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0802
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
x_refsource_MISC
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC
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