PT-2018-1253 · Microsoft · Office

Jaanus Kääp · Published 2018-04-10 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-1030

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to the software's failure to properly handle objects in memory. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. If successfully exploited, an attacker could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The impact varies depending on the user's rights, with administrative users being more vulnerable. An attacker could potentially install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-19

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00729

CVE-2018-1030

Affected Products

Office

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1030 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00729 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/103620 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040654 · Note