cvelistv5 - cve-2020-16947

cve-2020-16947

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2020-10-16 00:00

Modified

2024-08-04 13:45

Severity ?

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Summary

Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

References

URL	Tags
secure@microsoft.com	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169961/Microsoft-Outlook-2019-16.0.13231.20262-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com	https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16947	Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1249/	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1250/	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2019
	Microsoft	Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
	Microsoft	Microsoft Outlook 2016

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