CVE-2020-1503

Summary

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 201616.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Server 201916.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201919.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2019 for Mac16.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Online Server16.0.1 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 201616.0.1 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2016 for Mac16.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 2013 Service Pack 115.0.1 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 2013 Service Pack 115.0.1 < publicationaffected

Weaknesses

  • Remote Code Execution

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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