CVE-2018-8429High

Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published
September 11, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could access information previously deleted from the active worksheet. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products12

  • Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
  • Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3

✅ Remediation

KB4092460 (Security Update) KBRelease Notes (Security Update) KBClick to Run (Security Update) KB4227175 (Security Update) KB4092479 (Security Update) KB4092467 (Security Update) KB4092466 (Security Update)

🔗 References (6)