CVE-2020-1503
published 2020-08-17CVE-2020-1503: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability…
PriorityP426medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
4.55%
90.5th percentile
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word 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.
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.
The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.
Affected
42 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_365_apps_for_enterprise | >= 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_2010_service_pack_2 | >= 13.0.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_2016_for_mac | >= 16.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_2019 | >= 19.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_2019_for_mac | >= 16.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_online_server | >= 16.0.1 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_web_apps_2010_service_pack_2 | >= 13.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_web_apps_2013_service_pack_1 | >= 15.0.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_sharepoint_enterprise_server_2013_service_pack_1 | >= 15.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016 | >= 16.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_sharepoint_server_2010_service_pack_2 | >= 13.0.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_sharepoint_server_2019 | >= 16.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_word_2010_service_pack_2 | >= 13.0.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_word_2013_service_pack_1 | >= 15.0.1 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | microsoft_word_2016 | >= 16.0.1 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office_web_apps | — | — |
| microsoft | office_web_apps | — | — |
| microsoft | sharepoint_enterprise_server | — | — |
| microsoft | sharepoint_enterprise_server | — | — |
| microsoft | sharepoint_server | — | — |
| microsoft | sharepoint_server | — | — |
| microsoft | word | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc5.5HIGH
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Microsoft
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-08-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-1503 [MEDIUM] Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word 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.
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.
The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.
FAQ: What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is uninitialized memor
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2020-08-17
Published