7.8high
CVE-2018-0802KEV · ransomwarein critical feed
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execu…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2021-11-03
EPSS
93.3%
percentile 100%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Added
- 5 y ago
- Due date
- 2022-05-03 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware use
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor / product
- Microsoft / Office
- CISA name
- Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Active — exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
93.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Equation Editor
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- github.com /rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1040153 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- 0patch.blogspot.com /2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/102347 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- github.com /zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- research.checkpoint.com /another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0802 · government-resource
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-0802
- NVD: CVE-2018-0802
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