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CVE-2018-8427 — An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphic

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Graphics Components Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Office 365 ProPl

CVSS
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EPSS
5.46% (top 9.90%)
CWE
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Published
2018-10-10T13:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T06:54:36.426Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Graphics Components Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Office 365 ProPlus, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Excel Viewer.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office2016 for Mac, 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Word ViewerMicrosoft Office Word Viewer
MicrosoftWindows Server 200832-bit Systems Service Pack 2, 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
MicrosoftMicrosoft PowerPoint Viewer2007
MicrosoftOffice365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems, 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel Viewer2007 Service Pack 3

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

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

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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