CVE-2020-16855 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-16855 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/09/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-16855 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view out of bound memory.

Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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    Integrity Impact (I)*
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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Information Disclosure
Source: Microsoft

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).