CVE-2018-8376 Memory corruption in Microsoft PowerPoint

What is CVE-2018-8376?

CVE-2018-8376 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint, published on 15 Aug 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

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 PowerPoint.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8376?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Powerpoint.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8376?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8376 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-2018-8376 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8376 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Powerpoint

• CVE-2010-2572 Microsoft PowerPoint Buffer Overflow Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2011-3396 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2011-1270 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2011-0976 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2010-3141 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.3

All Microsoft Powerpoint vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-887r-px87-wh63.