PT-2018-9100 · Microsoft · Office 2016 Click-To-Run+1

Published 2018-02-15 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-0841

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 Click-to-Run (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Office Excel (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to how objects are handled in memory, which can lead to remote code execution. This is a result of a file type confusion vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel XLS files.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. For Microsoft Office Excel, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-0841

ZDI-18-219

Affected Products

Office 2016 Click-To-Run

Office Excel

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0841 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0841 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-219 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0841 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040367 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/102957 · Note