CVE-2018-0919

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Office versions 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2016 Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac Microsoft Office Web Apps versions 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server versions 2013 SP1 and 2016 Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 Microsoft Word versions 2010 SP2, 2013 SP1, and 2016

Description: An information disclosure issue exists due to how variables are initialized, allowing an attacker to view out of bound memory. This could disclose the contents of memory when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable. Exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Office 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2016, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word 2010 SP2, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word 2013 SP1, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. For Microsoft Word 2016, update to a newer version to mitigate the risk. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of uninitialized variables in Microsoft Office software until a patch is available.