Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office - CVE-2019-1463
Published: December 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23483
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1463
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the Microsoft Access software. A remote authenticated attacker can use a specially crafted application to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1463
Install updates from vendor's website.