Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft products - CVE-2019-1446
Published: November 12, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22693
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1446
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel for macOS
Excel Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Office Online Server
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel for macOS
Excel Services on Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Office Online Server
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 untrusted data. 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-2019-1446
Install update from vendor's website.