Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Word - CVE-2019-1461
Published: December 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23485
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1461
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1461
Install update from vendor's website.