CVE-2020-0697
published 2020-02-11CVE-2020-0697: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability…
PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.90%
59.5th percentile
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run this task as SYSTEM.To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to place a specially crafted file in a specific location, thereby allowing arbitrary file corruption.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the process validates the log file., aka 'Microsoft Office Tampering Vulnerability'.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office_365_proplus | — | — |
| microsoft | office_365_proplus | — | — |
| msrc | office_365_proplus_for_32-bit_systems | — | — |
| msrc | office_365_proplus_for_64-bit_systems | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-02-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-0697 [HIGH] Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run this task as SYSTEM.
To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to place a specially crafted file in a specific location, thereby allowing arbitrary file corruption.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the process validates the log file.
FAQ: Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability?
No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.
Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office
Microsoft: Microsoft
Impact: Tampering
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:N/A;Older
GHSA
GHSA-2cgq-hh5m-vc66: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerabi
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-0697 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-2cgq-hh5m-vc66: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerabi
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run this task as SYSTEM.To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to place a specially crafted file in a specific location, thereby allowing arbitrary file corruption.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the process validates the log file., aka 'Microsoft Office Tampering Vulnerability'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Feb. 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-02-11·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Feb. 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 98 vulnerabilities, 12 of which are considered critical and 84 that are considered important. There are also two bugs that were not assigned a severity.
This month's patches include updates to the Windows kernel, the Windows scripting engine and Remote Desktop Procol, among other software and features. Microsoft also provided a critical advisory covering updates to Adobe Flash Player.
Talos released a new set of SNORTⓇ rules today that provide coverage for some of these vulnerabilities, which you can see here.
### Critical vulnerabilities Microsoft disclosed 12 critical vulnerabilities this mo
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Feb. 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-02-11·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Feb. 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Feb. 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 98 vulnerabilities, 12 of which are considered critical and 84 that are considered important. There are also two bugs that were not assigned a severity.
This month's patches include updates to the Windows kernel, the Windows scripting engine and Remote Desktop Procol, among other software and features. Microsoft also provided a critical advisory covering updates to Adobe Flash Player.
Talos released a new set of SNORTⓇ rules today that provide coverage for some of these vulnerabilities, which you can see here
2020-02-11
Published