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CVE-2018-8382: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability [Office for Mac]

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CVE-2018-8382: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability [Office for Mac]

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/14/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
08/14/2018
Modified
08/13/2019

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.

Solution(s)

  • office-for-mac-upgrade-16_16_0

References

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