CVE-2018-8246
published 2018-06-14CVE-2018-8246: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information…
PriorityP432medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
18.97%
97.2th percentile
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | excel | — | — |
| microsoft | excel | — | — |
| microsoft | excel | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| 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_excel_viewer | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_2010_service_pack_2 | — | — |
| 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_compatibility_pack_service_pack_3 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc5.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-hp3h-g8ww-jfhh: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-8246 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-hp3h-g8ww-jfhh: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel.
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2018-06-12·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8246 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created.
The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.
FAQ: What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is uninitialized me
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104322http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041109https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8246http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104322http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041109https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8246
2018-06-14
Published