PT-2018-1564 · Microsoft · Office 2016+1

Nicolas Joly · Published 2018-09-11 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-8331

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 2016

Description The issue is related to errors in processing objects in memory in Microsoft Excel, part of the Microsoft Office package. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations For Microsoft Office 2016, update to a version that properly handles objects in memory to prevent remote code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially vulnerable Excel files until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01119

CVE-2018-8331

Affected Products

Office Excel

Office 2016

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8331 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8331 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01119 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105206 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041630 · Note