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CVE-2018-8627 — An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel software rea

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Offic

CVSS
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EPSS
25.11% (top 3.90%)
CWE
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Published
2018-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T07:02:25.860Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Office, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8598.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2016 for Mac, 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 2019 for Mac, Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1, 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions), 2016 (32-bit edition), 2016 (64-bit edition)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel Viewer2007 Service Pack 3
MicrosoftExcelServices on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2
MicrosoftOffice365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems, 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems

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

CVE-2018-8598
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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