CVE-2018-1011

Microsoft Office Excel Slicer Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de ejecución remota de código en el software de Microsoft Excel cuando no gestiona correctamente objetos en la memoria. Esto también se conoce como "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". Esto afecta a Microsoft Excel. El ID de este CVE es diferente de CVE-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1027 y CVE-2018-1029.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 slicers and timelines in Excel workbooks. A crafted filter in an Excel workbook can cause a pointer to be reused after it has been freed. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process at medium integrity.

*Credits: Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-12-01 CVE Reserved
2018-04-11 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-27 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103611	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040652	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1011	2020-08-24

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Excel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel"				2010 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" and version "2010"		sp2		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Excel Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel"				2013 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel" and version "2013"		sp1		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Excel Rt Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel Rt"				2013 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Excel Rt" and version "2013"		sp1		Affected