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".
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Equation Editor | Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102370Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/bringing-abandoned-equation-editor-back.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0798Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-0798US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 10, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Nov 3, 2021
- NVD status
- Analyzed