CVE-2020-16957

Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Oct 16, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Reserved
Aug 4, 2020

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Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system.</p> <p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory.</p>

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Cmicrosoft

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Microsoft Office 2019Microsoft
  • 19.0.0 to before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesAffected
Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseMicrosoft
  • 16.0.1 to before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesAffected

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