Buffer overflow in Microsoft 365_apps
CVE-2020-1483
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.089 (94.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft 365_apps
- Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Office 2019 — versions 19.0.0
- Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 — versions 13.0.0.0
- Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.0.0
- Microsoft Outlook 2016 — versions 16.0.0.0
- Microsoft Office — versions 2019
- Microsoft Outlook — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1483?
- CVE-2020-1483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365_apps, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2020-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1483?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.