CVE-2020-16949 (GCVE-0-2020-16949)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-10-16 22:18
Modified
2024-08-04 13:45
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CWE
- Denial of Service
Summary
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a remote denial of service against a system.</p>
<p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a specially crafted email be sent to a vulnerable Outlook server.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles objects in memory.</p>
References
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Impacted products
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| ► | Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 |
Version: 19.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Sightings
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