Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2020-1503

CVE-2020-1503, 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 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.

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 4.55% above median percentile 90.9%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

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

Microsoft Office macOS brew:cask:microsoft-office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked 16.112.26082125 undetermined
Microsoft Word macOS com.microsoft.Word

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked 16.112.2 undetermined
Microsoft Office Windows winget:Microsoft.Office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked - undetermined

NVD references 7 distinct products for this CVE : only those tracked by Scout (mobile and desktop catalog apps) are listed above. Libraries, servers and out-of-scope products do not appear here. Full list on NVD ↗

Vulnerable CPE configurations (14)

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

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