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CVE-2018-0798

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allows a remote code execution...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
December 01, 2017
Published Date
January 10, 2018
Last Updated
February 07, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft Corporation
Product
Equation Editor
Description
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".

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2022-08-19 02:17:50 UTC) Source

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798 https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Sunqiz/CVE-2018-0798-reproduction

Type: github • Created: 2022-08-19 02:17:50 UTC • Stars: 0

CVE-2018-0798复现