CVE-2018-8162
published 2018-05-09CVE-2018-8162: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel…
PriorityP349high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
24.49%
97.7th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8147, CVE-2018-8148.
Affected
23 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | excel | — | — |
| microsoft | excel | — | — |
| microsoft | excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_excel | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_office | — | — |
| microsoft | microsoft_office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office_for_mac | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_excel_2010_service_pack_2 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_excel_2013_rt_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_excel_2013_service_pack_1 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_excel_2016 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_2016_click-to-run_for_32-bit_editions | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_2016_click-to-run_for_64-bit_editions | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_2016_for_mac | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8147, CVE-2018-8162.
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GHSA
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A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8148, CVE-2018-8162.
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-05-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2018-8162 [HIGH] Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file wit
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Trendmicro
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
blogs_trendmicro·2018-05-09·CVSS 7.6
[HIGH] Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
Exploits & Vulnerabilities
## Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
By: Trend Micro May 09, 2018 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
One of these vulnerabilities is CVE-2018-8174 , which is a remote code execution flaw in the way the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability results in a system memory corruption that cou
Trendmicro
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
blogs_trendmicro·2018-05-09·CVSS 7.6
[HIGH] Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
Exploits y vulnerabilidades
## Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
By: Trend Micro May 09, 2018 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
One of these vulnerabilities is CVE-2018-8174 , which is a remote code execution flaw in the way the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability results in a system memory corruption that co
Trendmicro
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
blogs_trendmicro·2018-05-09·CVSS 7.6
[HIGH] Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
Ausnutzung von Schwachstellen
## Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
By: Trend Micro May 09, 2018 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
One of these vulnerabilities is CVE-2018-8174 , which is a remote code execution flaw in the way the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability results in a system memory corruption that
Trendmicro
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
blogs_trendmicro·2018-05-09·CVSS 7.6
[HIGH] Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
Exploits & Vulnerabilities
# Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
By: Trend Micro
2018/05/09
Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
One of these vulnerabilities is CVE-2018-8174, which is a remote code execution flaw in the way the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability results in a system memory corruption that could
Trendmicro
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
blogs_trendmicro·2018-05-09·CVSS 7.6
[HIGH] Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
Exploits & Vulnerabilities
## Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes Exploited Bugs
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
By: Trend Micro 2018/05/09 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
For May 2018, Microsoft’s monthly release of security updates — also known as Patch Tuesday — addressed a number of vulnerabilities, most notably two vulnerabilities that were already actively exploited in attacks.
One of these vulnerabilities is CVE-2018-8174 , which is a remote code execution flaw in the way the VBScript engine handles objects in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability results in a system memory corruption that could
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2018
blogs_talos·2018-05-08·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2018
Today, Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 67 new vulnerabilities, with 21 of them rated critical, 42 of them rated important, and four rated as low severity. These vulnerabilities impact Outlook, Office, Exchange, Edge, Internet Explorer and more.
In addition to the 67 vulnerabilities referenced above, Microsoft has also released a critical update advisory, ADV180008, which addresses the vulnerability CVE-2018-4944 described in the Adobe security bulletin APSB18-16.
### Critical Vulnerabilities
This month, Microsoft is addressing 21 vulnerabilities that are rated as critical. Talos believes one of these is notable and requires prompt attenti
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2018
blogs_talos·2018-05-08·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2018
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2018
Today, Microsoft has released its monthly set of security advisories for vulnerabilities that have been identified and addressed in various products. This month's advisory release addresses 67 new vulnerabilities, with 21 of them rated critical, 42 of them rated important, and four rated as low severity. These vulnerabilities impact Outlook, Office, Exchange, Edge, Internet Explorer and more.
In addition to the 67 vulnerabilities referenced above, Microsoft has also released a critical update advisory, ADV180008 , which addresses the vulnerability CVE-2018-4944 described in the Adobe security bulletin APSB18-16 .
## Critical Vulnerabilities
This month, Microsoft is addressing 21 vulnerabilities that are rated as critical. Talos believes one of thes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104058http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040857https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8162http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104058http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040857https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8162
2018-05-09
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