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CVE-2018-0802

Published: Jan 10, 2018Updated: Oct 28, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
93.3%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Nov 3, 2021
Exploits
6 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Equation Editor in Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2013, and Microsoft Office 2016 allow a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2018-0797 and CVE-2018-0812.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2007 Service Pack 3On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Word 2016On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R)On-premDesktop App
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Corporation
commercial·USaka microsoft
Equation EditorOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Nov 3, 2021
Remediation due:May 3, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

6 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
securitytracker.com
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html
0patch.blogspot.com
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News mentions
2

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