Improper input validation in Microsoft Office 2019

CVE-2019-1204

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Outlook initiates processing of incoming messages without sufficient validation of the formatting of the messages. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could attempt to force Outlook to load a local or remote message store (over SMB). To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker could send a specially crafted email to a victim. Outlook would then attempt to open a pre-configured message store contained in the email upon receipt of the email. This update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring Office fully validates incoming email formatting before processing message content.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.044 (90.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1204?
CVE-2019-1204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-1204?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.