CVE-2020-16954

CWE-119Buffer Overflow4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
13.8%
top 5.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users wh

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_201616.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_201919.0.0https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_2010_service_pack_213.0.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_2013_service_pack_115.0.0publication
NVDmicrosoft/office4 versions+3

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-5hqf-58w8-gjq2: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft2022-05-24
CVEList
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2020-10-16

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2020-10-13
CVE-2020-16954 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | A remote code execution vulnerabili | cvebase.io