CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-1583
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-08-17
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 configurations
• microsoft 365 apps
• microsoft office 2010
• microsoft office 2016
• microsoft office 2019
• microsoft office online server
• microsoft office web apps 2010
• microsoft office web apps 2013
• microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2013
• microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2016
• microsoft sharepoint server 2010
• microsoft sharepoint server 2019
• microsoft word 2010
• microsoft word 2013
• microsoft word 2016
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1583 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1583 Patch, Vendor Advisory