CVE-2018-0806: Critical severity microsoft office vulnerability

Published Jan 10, 2018

Updated

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0804, CVE-2018-0805, and CVE-2018-0807.

Affected Software

11 affected components

Microsoft Office=2007-sp3

Microsoft Office=2010-sp2

Microsoft Office=2013-sp1

Microsoft Office=2016

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack=sp3

Microsoft Word=2007-sp3

Microsoft Word=2010-sp2

Microsoft Word=2013-sp1

Microsoft Word=2016

Remediation

Patch Available

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0806

Event History

Jan 10, 2018

CVE Published

via MITRE·01:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·01:00 AM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-0806?

CVE-2018-0806 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Equation Editor in various versions of Microsoft Office.

Which versions of Microsoft Office are affected by CVE-2018-0806?

Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 are affected.

What is the severity of CVE-2018-0806?

CVE-2018-0806 has a severity rating of 8.8, which is considered critical.

How does CVE-2018-0806 allow remote code execution?

CVE-2018-0806 allows remote code execution due to the way objects are handled in memory.

Are there any available fixes for CVE-2018-0806?

Yes, Microsoft has released a security advisory with guidance on mitigating the vulnerability.