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
15- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: 16.0.1
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
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
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1583mitrex_refsource_MISC
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