CVE-2018-8501

4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
30.9%
top 3.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Microsoft Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Microsoft PowerpointMicrosoft Office+2 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 10
Latest updateMay 13

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/powerpoint_viewer2010 32-bit edition
▶NVDmicrosoft/powerpoint2010, 2013, 2016+2
▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_powerpoint7 versions+6
▶CVEListV5microsoft/office365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems, 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems+1

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-c7pp-xrwf-5qjj: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, ak↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-8501: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in Protected View, ak↗2018-10-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2018-10-09
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