CVE-2018-8628

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Sharepoint
Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 December 2018

Summary

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

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac

Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions

Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106104
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EPSS Score

1% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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