Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-0797 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way RTF content is handled, aka "Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability".
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_JAN_WORD.NASL description The Microsoft Words Products are missing security updates. It is therefore affected by multiple issues involving handling of Office and RTF (Rich Text Format) files. If successfully exploited, an attacker could execute code in the context of the current user. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105700 published 2018-01-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105700 title Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (January 2018) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(105700); script_version("1.11"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/24 11:01:34"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-0792", "CVE-2018-0793", "CVE-2018-0794", "CVE-2018-0797", "CVE-2018-0798", "CVE-2018-0845", "CVE-2018-0848", "CVE-2018-0849", "CVE-2018-0862" ); script_bugtraq_id( 102370, 102373, 102375, 102381, 102406 ); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011657"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011643"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011659"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011651"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011657"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011643"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011659"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011651"); script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0009"); script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (January 2018)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for Microsoft security updates."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The Microsoft Word Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The Microsoft Words Products are missing security updates. It is therefore affected by multiple issues involving handling of Office and RTF (Rich Text Format) files. If successfully exploited, an attacker could execute code in the context of the current user."); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011657/description-of-the-security-update-for-word-2007-january-9-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5b1d0d8a"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011659/description-of-the-security-update-for-word-2010-january-9-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?65eb88a5"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011651/descriptionofthesecurityupdateforword2013january9-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2ceece7f"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011643/description-of-the-security-update-for-word-2016-january-9-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3a6c85db"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue: -KB4011657 -KB4011659 -KB4011651 -KB4011643"); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:word"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl","smb_hotfixes.nasl","ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("smb_func.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc"); include("smb_reg_query.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("install_func.inc"); global_var vuln; get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = "MS18-01"; kbs = make_list( '4011657', # Word 2007 SP3 '4011659', # Word 2010 SP2 '4011651', # Word 2013 SP1 '4011643' # Word 2016 ); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", exit_code:1); vuln = FALSE; port = kb_smb_transport(); ###################################################################### # Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 ###################################################################### function perform_word_checks() { local_var word_checks, kb16; kb16 = "4011643"; word_checks = make_array( "12.0", make_array("sp", 3, "version", "12.0.6784.5000", "kb", "4011657"), "14.0", make_array("sp", 2, "version", "14.0.7192.5000", "kb", "4011659"), "15.0", make_array("sp", 1, "version", "15.0.4997.1000", "kb", "4011651"), "16.0", make_nested_list( make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.4639.1000", "channel", "MSI", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.8431.2153", "channel", "Deferred", "channel_version", "1708", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.8201.2217", "channel", "Deferred", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.8431.2153", "channel", "First Release for Deferred", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.8730.2175", "channel", "Current", "kb", kb16) ) ); if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:"Word", checks:word_checks, bulletin:bulletin)) vuln = TRUE; } ###################################################################### # MAIN ###################################################################### perform_word_checks(); if (vuln) { replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE); hotfix_security_hole(); hotfix_check_fversion_end(); exit(0); } else { hotfix_check_fversion_end(); audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected'); }
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_JAN_OFFICE_VIEWERS.NASL description The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0796) - An Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0797) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105697 published 2018-01-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105697 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Viewer Products (January 2018) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text # itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(105697); script_version("1.8"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08"); script_cve_id("CVE-2018-0796", "CVE-2018-0797"); script_bugtraq_id(102372, 102406); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011606"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011641"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011606"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011641"); script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0009"); script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Office Viewer Products (January 2018)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for Microsoft security updates."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The Microsoft Office Viewer Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0796) - An Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0797)"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011606/descriptionofthesecurityupdateforexcelviewer2007january9-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?7bc74327"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011641/descriptionofthesecurityupdateforwordviewerjanuary9-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?de96d39f"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue: -KB4011606 -KB4011641"); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-0797"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/09"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:word_viewer"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("smb_func.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes.inc"); include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc"); include("smb_reg_query.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("install_func.inc"); global_var vuln; get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = "MS18-01"; kbs = make_list( '4011606', # Excel Viewer 2007 SP3 '4011641' # Office Word Viewer ); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", exit_code:1); vuln = FALSE; port = kb_smb_transport(); ###################################################################### # Excel Viewer ###################################################################### function perform_excel_viewer_checks() { var excel_vwr_checks = make_array( "12.0", make_array("version", "12.0.6784.5000", "kb", "4011606") ); if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:"ExcelViewer", display_name:"Excel Viewer", checks:excel_vwr_checks, bulletin:bulletin)) vuln = TRUE; } ###################################################################### # Word Viewer ###################################################################### function perform_word_viewer_checks() { var word_vwr_checks = make_array( "11.0", make_array("version", "11.0.8446.0", "kb", "4011641") ); if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:"WordViewer", display_name:"Word Viewer", checks:word_vwr_checks, bulletin:bulletin)) vuln = TRUE; } ###################################################################### # MAIN ###################################################################### perform_excel_viewer_checks(); perform_word_viewer_checks(); if (vuln) { replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE); hotfix_security_hole(); hotfix_check_fversion_end(); exit(0); } else { hotfix_check_fversion_end(); audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected'); }
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_JAN_OFFICE_WEB.NASL description The Microsoft Office Online Server or Microsoft Office Web Apps installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0797) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0792) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105698 published 2018-01-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105698 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Online Server and Microsoft Office Web Apps (January 2018) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_JAN_OFFICE_COMPATIBILITY.NASL description The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack products installed on the remote host are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-0793, CVE-2018-0794, CVE-2018-0796, CVE-2018-0798, CVE-2018-0801, CVE-2018-0802, CVE-2018-0804, CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, CVE-2018-0807, CVE-2018-0812) - An Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2018-0797) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105695 published 2018-01-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105695 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Compatibility SP3 (January 2018) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_JAN_OFFICE.NASL description The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0794, CVE-2018-0795) - An Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0797) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-0798, CVE-2018-0801, CVE-2018-0802, CVE-2018-0804, CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, CVE-2018-0807, CVE-2018-0812) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Outlook parses specially crafted email messages. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Outlook. (CVE-2018-0793) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105728 published 2018-01-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105728 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (January 2018) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_JAN_OFFICE_SHAREPOINT.NASL description The Microsoft SharePoint Server or Microsoft Project Server installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected SharePoint server. An authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected SharePoint server. (CVE-2018-0789, CVE-2018-0790) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. (CVE-2018-0792) - An Office RTF remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the Office software fails to properly handle RTF files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. (CVE-2018-0797) - A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft Access does not properly sanitize inputs to image fields edited within Design view. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted file to a victim, or by hosting the file on a web server. (CVE-2018-0799) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 105696 published 2018-01-09 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105696 title Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server (January 2018)