CVE-2018-0853

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Published Feb 15, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 3.3 Low EPSS 11.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) allow an information disclosure vulnerability, due to how Office initializes the affected variable, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Office

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and RT SP1, Microsoft Office 2016, and Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R).`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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:::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 11.8% (11.822% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102868
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040381
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0853

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

Weaknesses

CWE-665

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Feb 15, 2018, 2:00 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:56 AM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 15, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:31 AM

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