Microsoft Excel CVE-2018-8627 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view out of bound memory. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel software. The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable.

Affected Applications

Microsoft Excel 2016 x86
Excel Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Excel 2016 x64
Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)

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