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Microsoft Office Graph Serialized Data Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 14th, 2018

Vulnerability Details


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Graph. 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 serialized data. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current user at medium integrity.

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-2018-8157

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2018-02-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-05-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-05-14 - Advisory Updated

Credit

willJ of Tencent PC Manager

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