CVE-2020-16949
Microsoft Outlook Denial of Service Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Oct 16, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 4, 2020
Description
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a remote denial of service against a system.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a specially crafted email be sent to a vulnerable Outlook server.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles objects in memory.</p>
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Microsoft Office 2019Microsoft |
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Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseMicrosoft |
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Microsoft Outlook 2016Microsoft |
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Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1Microsoft |
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Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2Microsoft |
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References
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