CVE-2018-0853 Information disclosure in Microsoft Office
An attacker can exploit improper variable initialization in Microsoft Office to disclose sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0853?
CVE-2018-0853 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allow an information disclosure vulnerability, due to how Office initializes the affected variable, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Office.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7x9-2gr9-qm7x.