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CVE-2018-0802 Details

Description

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0802 CISA-ADPUS Government Resource
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC CVEThird Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802 CVEPatchVendor Advisory

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This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability NameDate AddedDue DateRequired Action
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption VulnerabilityNov 3, 2021May 3, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]
CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft office
2007 sp3
2010 sp2
2013 sp1
2016

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft office compatibility pack
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft word
2007 sp3
2010 sp2
2013 sp1
2016

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-0802
NVD Published Date:
Jan 10, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-0802 Details - Not Deferred