Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-1027 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel and Office Compatibility Pack
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1011, CVE-2018-1029.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 5 |
Nessus
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_APR_OFFICE_COMPATIBILITY.NASL description The Microsoft Office Compatibility Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed. This vulnerability could potentially result in the disclosure of sensitive information to a malicious site. (CVE-2018-0950) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 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-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108973 published 2018-04-10 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/108973 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Compatibility Products (April 2018) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_APR_EXCEL.NASL description The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 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-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1011, CVE-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108969 published 2018-04-10 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/108969 title Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (April 2018)