CVE-2020-1497 (GCVE-0-2020-1497)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-08-17 19:13 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:39
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Summary
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.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Information Disclosure
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 Affected: 19.0.0 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Affected: 16.0.1 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2016 Affected: 16.0.0.0 , < publication (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016 Affected: 16.0.0 , < publication (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 Affected: 13.0.0.0 , < publication (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 Affected: 15.0.0.0 , < publication (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 Affected: 13.0.0.0 , < publication (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 Affected: 15.0.0 , < publication (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
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