PT-2018-1500
CVE-2018-8376
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Published
2018-08-14
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Updated
2020-08-24
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft PowerPoint (affected versions not specified)
Description
A remote code execution issue exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software due to improper handling of objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by using a specially crafted file. If the current user has administrative rights, an attacker could gain control of the system, install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. Users with fewer user rights may be less impacted.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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