First published: Mon Jan 22 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-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, and CVE-2018-0807.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Office | =2007-sp3 | |
Microsoft Office | =2010-sp2 | |
Microsoft Office | =2013-sp1 | |
Microsoft Office | =2016 | |
Microsoft Office | =2016 | |
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack | =sp3 | |
Microsoft Word | =2007-sp3 | |
Microsoft Word | =2010-sp2 | |
Microsoft Word | =2013-sp1 | |
Microsoft Word | =2013-sp1 | |
Microsoft Word | =2016 |
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CVE-2018-0848 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office's Equation Editor.
CVE-2018-0848 affects Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016.
CVE-2018-0848 has a severity rating of 8.8 (Critical).
CVE-2018-0848 allows remote code execution due to the way objects are handled in memory in Microsoft Office Equation Editor.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-0848 at the following references: [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102747](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102747) and [https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0848](https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0848).