Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2020-1497

CVE-2020-1497, medium severity (CVSS 5.5): 3 tracked apps concerned, all fixed or indeterminable on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 5.5
Exploitation: 4.6 %
Tracked apps: 3
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2020-08-17

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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 Excel functions handle objects in memory.

Attack vector : Local No privileges required

Show raw CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS 4.64% above median percentile 91.1%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Microsoft Excel macOS com.microsoft.Excel

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked 16.112.26082125 undetermined
Microsoft Office macOS brew:cask:microsoft-office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked 16.112.26082125 undetermined
Microsoft Office Windows winget:Microsoft.Office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked - undetermined

Vulnerable CPE configurations (18)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:::::::*
microsoft	excel All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:::::::*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:::::::*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:::::::*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:::::-::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:::::-::

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