Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-0802
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 10, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:38 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to the way objects are handled in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user. This vulnerability is known to be chained with CVE-2018-0798.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0802

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-0802 has a 68 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-0802 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft word
3 Microsoft office_compatibility_pack
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-0802.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/ Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/ Exploit

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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kpast0/EH-PENTEST-EeBOOK

None

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2024, 11:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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0x4ymn/PENTESTING_BIBLE

None

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 15, 2024, 6:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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Casttllee/Malware-Analysis

Malware Analysis Lab with REMNUX. Performed Static Analysis.

Updated: 6 months, 1 week ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 24, 2024, 4:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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J-SinwooLee/Malware-Analysis-REMnux

None

Updated: 8 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 20, 2024, 11:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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OlaleyeAyobami/Malware-Analysis-Lab

None

Updated: 8 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2024, 9:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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whoami-chmod777/Pentesting-Bible

None

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 9, 2023, 7:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.
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cwannett/Docs-resources

None

Go Shell HTML PHP

Updated: 11 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Nov. 1, 2023, 9:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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0xZipp0/BIBLE

None

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 3, 2023, 2:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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chenxiang12/document-eqnobj-dataset

None

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 30, 2023, 7:43 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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tib36/PhishingBook

红蓝对抗：钓鱼演练资源汇总&备忘录

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
998 stars 100 fork 100 watcher
Born at : April 20, 2023, 11:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.
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CVEDB/awesome-cve-repo

None

Shell

Updated: 1 month ago
3 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 23, 2023, 4:32 a.m. This repo has been linked 267 different CVEs too.
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CVEDB/top

None

Shell

Updated: 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2023, 1:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 267 different CVEs too.
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Ashadowkhan/PENTESTINGBIBLE

None

Updated: 5 months, 1 week ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 15, 2023, 5:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.
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Abdibimantara/Maldoc-Analysis

Pada bulan maret 2023, terdapat sample baru yang terindentifikasi sebagai malware. Malware tersebut berasal dari file berekstensi.xls dan .doc dan dikenal dengan nama “Bank Slip.xls”. Aktivitas malware tersebut memiliki hubungan dengan kerentanan yang dikenal dengan id CVE-2017-11882 dan CVE-2018-0802.

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 6, 2023, 3:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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hacker-insider/Hacking

None

Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 29, 2023, 8:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-0802 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
Cloud Atlas Deploys VBCloud Malware: Over 80% of Targets Found in Russia

Cyber Attack / Data Theft The threat actor known as Cloud Atlas has been observed using a previously undocumented malware called VBCloud as part of its cyber attack campaigns targeting "several dozen ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 27, 2024 (1 week, 5 days ago)
CVE-2024-56337 CVE-2018-0802 CVE-2017-11882
  • Cybersecurity News
Cloud Atlas Deploys VBCloud backdoor in Latest Cyber Espionage Campaign

The notorious cyber-espionage group Cloud Atlas, active since 2014, has been observed leveraging a new arsenal in its ongoing campaigns against Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to a detailed ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 25, 2024 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
CVE-2024-55884 CVE-2024-11205 CVE-2024-48651 CVE-2024-41779 CVE-2018-0802
  • Kaspersky
Cloud Atlas seen using a new tool in its attacks

Introduction Known since 2014, Cloud Atlas targets Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We’re shedding light on a previously undocumented toolset, which the group used heavily in 2024. Victims get infecte ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 23, 2024 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)
CVE-2018-0802
  • Kaspersky
Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q3 2024

Q3 2024 saw multiple vulnerabilities discovered in Windows and Linux subsystems that are not standard for cyberattacks. This is because operating system developers have been releasing new security mit ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 06, 2024 (1 month ago)
CVE-2024-45519 CVE-2024-47177 CVE-2024-5290 CVE-2024-38112 CVE-2024-6387 CVE-2024-3183 CVE-2023-51385 CVE-2023-4911 CVE-2023-36802 CVE-2023-38831 ...+11 more CVE
  • Kaspersky
Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2024

Q2 2024 was eventful in terms of new interesting vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques for applications and operating systems. Attacks through vulnerable drivers have become prevalent as a gener ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 21, 2024 (4 months, 2 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-4577 CVE-2024-26229 CVE-2024-26169 CVE-2023-2640 CVE-2023-36884 CVE-2022-41082 CVE-2022-41040 CVE-2022-30190 CVE-2022-0847 CVE-2021-4034 ...+4 more CVE

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-0802 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153
    Added Reference https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802
    Added Reference https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802
    Added Reference https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html Third Party Advisory https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/ Exploit
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://research.checkpoint.com/another-office-equation-rce-vulnerability/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:c2r:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC No Types Assigned https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0802 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html No Types Assigned https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:c2r:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://0patch.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-bug-that-killed-equation-editor-how.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2018-0802 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/zldww2011/CVE-2018-0802_POC [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040153 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102347 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-0802 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-0802 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.56 }} -0.90%

score

0.99555

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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