WordPad Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2018-8307ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:46368 | Date: (C)2018-07-11 (M)2024-03-06 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Microsoft WordPad improperly handles embedded OLE objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could bypass content blocking. In a file-sharing attack scenario, an attacker could provide a specially crafted document file designed to exploit the vulnerability, and then convince a user to open the document file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft WordPad handles input.
Platform: |
Microsoft Windows Server |
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Microsoft Windows 7 |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |