Advisory Details

December 17th, 2018

Microsoft Office Excel XLS File Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-18-1424
ZDI-CAN-6918

CVE ID CVE-2018-8597
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Excel
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office Excel. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of Excel workbook files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8597
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2018-07-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-12-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Omair
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