PT-2018-1318 · Microsoft · Exchange Server

Nicolas Joly · Published 2018-03-14 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8154

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to the software's failure to properly handle objects in memory. This can be exploited by sending a specially crafted email to a vulnerable server, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code with System-level privileges. The attacker could then install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts.

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

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-00816

CVE-2018-8154

Affected Products

Exchange Server

References · 8

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8154 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8154 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-00816 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8154 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8154 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040850 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104054 · Note
• https://habr.com/company/solarsecurity/blog/358274 · Note