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CVE-2020-16949

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CVE-2020-16949

Published: Oct 16, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

4.7

MEDIUM

Description

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a remote denial of service against a system.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a specially crafted email be sent to a vulnerable Outlook server.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles objects in memory.</p>

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Microsoft Office 2019

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

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

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

Microsoft

Microsoft Outlook 2016

affected
16.0.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1

affected
15.0.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2

affected
13.0.0.0 - < publication

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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