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CVE-2020-1224

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CVE-2020-1224

Published: Sep 11, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.</p>

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1

affected
15.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Office 2019

affected
19.0.0 - < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Microsoft

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac

affected
16.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Office Online Server

affected
16.0.1 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

affected
16.0.1 - < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Microsoft

Microsoft Excel 2016

affected
16.0.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac

affected
16.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2

affected
13.0.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1

affected
15.0.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1

affected
15.0.0.0 - < publication

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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