CVE-2018-0852 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Microsoft Outlook, requiring immediate patching for all affected Office versions.
- 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-2018-0852?
CVE-2018-0852 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 Outlook 2007 SP3, Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP2, Microsoft Outlook 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Outlook 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allow a remote code execution vulnerability, due to how Outlook handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0851.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0852?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0852 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-2018-0852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jhv-9q6m-gc8r.