CVE-2020-16855— Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Quick assessment
Affected
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
Exploitation
High exploitation probability; assess promptly
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Microsoft Office是美国微软（Microsoft）公司的一款办公软件套件产品。该产品常用组件包括Word、Excel、Access、Powerpoint、FrontPage等。 Microsoft Office 中存在缓冲区错误漏洞。该漏洞源于软件读取越界内存时。攻击者可利用该漏洞查看溢出内存。以下产品及版本受到影响： Microsoft Office 2016版本， Microsoft Office 2019版本。
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-16855
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
<p>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.</p>
<p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable.</p>
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Microsoft Office 缓冲区错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Microsoft Office是美国微软（Microsoft）公司的一款办公软件套件产品。该产品常用组件包括Word、Excel、Access、Powerpoint、FrontPage等。 Microsoft Office 中存在缓冲区错误漏洞。该漏洞源于软件读取越界内存时。攻击者可利用该漏洞查看溢出内存。以下产品及版本受到影响： Microsoft Office 2016版本， Microsoft Office 2019版本。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac | 16.0.0 ~ publication |
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac | 16.0.0 ~ publication |
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:*
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-16855 (1)
Same Patch Batch · Microsoft · 2020-09-11 · 129 CVEs total
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| CVE-2020-1210 | 9.9 CRITICAL | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1523 | 8.9 HIGH | Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-0718 | 8.8 HIGH | Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-0761 | 8.8 HIGH | Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1129 | 8.8 HIGH | Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1012 | 8.8 HIGH | WinINet API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-0922 | 8.8 HIGH | Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1453 | 8.6 HIGH | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1200 | 8.6 HIGH | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1452 | 8.6 HIGH | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1460 | 8.6 HIGH | Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1576 | 8.5 HIGH | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-16875 | 8.4 HIGH | Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1285 | 8.4 HIGH | GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1507 | 7.9 HIGH | Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1039 | 7.8 HIGH | Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1074 | 7.8 HIGH | Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1115 | 7.8 HIGH | Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-1053 | 7.8 HIGH | DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
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