Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019 For Mac
CVE-2019-1151
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker…
EPSS: 0.284 (96.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office 2019 For Mac — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 For 32-bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For 32-bit Systems — versions 10.0.0
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 For Arm64-based Systems — versions 10.0.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1151 (x_refsource_MISC)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154092/Microsoft-Font-Subsetting-DLL-ReadAllocFor… (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1151?
- CVE-2019-1151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019 For Mac. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1151?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1151 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.