CVE-2018-8430 — Microsoft Office vulnerability

4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
33.9%
top 3.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft WordMicrosoft Office+1 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 13
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word if a user opens a specially crafted PDF file, aka "Word PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/word2016
▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_word5 versions+4
▶NVDmicrosoft/office2013, 2016+1
▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions, 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions+1

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m3gg-4w4j-562v: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word if a user opens a specially crafted PDF file, aka "Word PDF Remote Code Execution Vulne↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8430: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word if a user opens a specially crafted PDF file, aka "Word PDF Remote Code Execution Vulne↗2018-09-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Word PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2018-09-11
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CVE-2018-8430 — Microsoft Office vulnerability | cvebase