CVE-2020-16957 (GCVE-0-2020-16957)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-16 22:18 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:45
VLAI?
Title
Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system.</p> <p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory.</p>
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 Affected: 19.0.0 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Affected: 16.0.1 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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