Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft products - CVE-2019-0669
Published: February 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17615
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0669
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing Excel files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0669
Install updates from vendor's website.