CVE-2018-8378 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-8378

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads...

Vulnerability Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Word, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Word, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office
Vulnerable Versions:
Automation Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2, 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office Word Viewer, 2007 Service Pack 3, Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Enterprise Server 2016, 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1, 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions), 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions), 2016 (32-bit edition), 2016 (64-bit edition), 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions, 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions, Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2, Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1

Timeline

Official Publish: August 15th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.