Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-8281 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Word Viewer.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 5 |
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOS_MS18_JUL_OFFICE.NASL description The Microsoft Office 2016 application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is missing a security update. 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. 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-2018-8281) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 110978 published 2018-07-10 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/110978 title Security Update for Microsoft Office (July 2018) (macOS) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_JUL_OFFICE_VIEWERS_COMPAT.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-2018-8281) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 111008 published 2018-07-12 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/111008 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Viewer Products / Office Compatibility Products (July 2018)