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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2018-8378

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

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.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published