CVE-2018-1007 — An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0950.

01What is this vulnerability?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0950.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Office	2016 (32-bit edition), 2016 (64-bit edition)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-04-12T01:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T03:44:11.897Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103640
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040654
• portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1007