CVE-2018-0798

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Equation Editor in 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 Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

8.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

22 Oct 2025, 00:16

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References
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21 Oct 2025, 20:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

26 Mar 2025, 16:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Broken Link
Information

Published : 2018-01-10 01:29

Updated : 2025-10-22 00:16

NVD link : CVE-2018-0798

Mitre link : CVE-2018-0798

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-0798

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Products Affected

microsoft

  • word
  • office
  • office_compatibility_pack
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write