Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2016 For Mac
CVE-2019-1205
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in t…
EPSS: 0.040 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office 2016 For Mac — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Office 2019 — versions 19.0.0
- Microsoft Office 2019 For Mac — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Office Online Server — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2019 — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Office — versions 2016, 2019
- Microsoft Office 365 Proplus — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Office_365_proplus
- Microsoft Office_online_server
- Microsoft Sharepoint_server — versions 2019
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1205?
- CVE-2019-1205 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2016 For Mac. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1205?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1205 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.