CVE-2023-28311 (GCVE-0-2023-28311)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-11 19:14 – Updated: 2025-02-28 21:10
VLAI?
Title
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac Affected: 16.0.0 , < 16.72.23040900 (custom)
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    Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Affected: 16.0.1 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
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    Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 Affected: 16.0.1 , < 16.72.23040900 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2023-04-11 07:00
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