CVE-2018-8628

Existe una vulnerabilidad de ejecución remota de código en el software de Microsoft PowerPoint cuando no gestiona correctamente objetos en la memoria. Esto también se conoce como "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". Esto afecta a Microsoft Office, Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, Office Online Server y Microsoft SharePoint Server.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Office PowerPoint. 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 PowerPoint presentation files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.