Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Office 2019 For Mac

CVE-2019-1153

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Windows Graphics Component handles objects in memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.028 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1153?
CVE-2019-1153 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019 For Mac, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-1153?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.