Input validation error in Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office - CVE-2019-1204
Published: August 14, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20267
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1204
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of incoming email messages. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email message and attempt to force Outlook to load a local or remote message store (over SMB).
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1204
Install update from vendor's website.