Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook - CVE-2020-16949
Published: October 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47567
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16949
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Microsoft Outlook software. A local user can send a specially crafted email, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16949
Install updates from vendor's website.