PT-2018-1564

CVE-2018-8331

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Published

2018-09-11

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Updated

2020-08-24

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CVSS 2.0
9.3
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office 2016
Description The issue is related to errors in processing objects in memory in Microsoft Excel, part of the Microsoft Office package. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
Recommendations For Microsoft Office 2016, update to a version that properly handles objects in memory to prevent remote code execution. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to potentially vulnerable Excel files until a patch is available.
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