CVE-2018-0851 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Microsoft Office applications, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0851?
CVE-2018-0851 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allow a remote code execution vulnerability, due to how Office handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0852.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0851?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Outlook.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-0851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9pmg-xvj6-wmhq.