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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2020· Updated Nov 18, 2024

Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1583

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.

Affected products

16
  • Microsoft/365 Appsv5
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    Range: 16.0.1
  • Microsoft/Excelv5
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 13.0.0.0
  • Microsoft/Officev53 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:*range: 16.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 19.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*range: 16.0.0
  • Microsoft/Office Online Serverv5
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 16.0.1
  • Microsoft/Office Web Appsv52 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 13.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 15.0.0.0
  • Microsoft/Sharepoint Serverv54 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 13.0.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:sp1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 15.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 16.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.0.0
  • Microsoft/Wordv54 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 13.0.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 15.0.1
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 16.0.1
    • (no CPE)

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