Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft 365 Apps
CVE-2021-31174
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.029 (85.9th 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
- Microsoft 365_apps
- Microsoft Excel — versions 2013, 2016
- Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.0.0
- Microsoft Excel 2016 — versions 16.0.0.0
- Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.0
- Microsoft Office 2016 — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Office 2019 — versions 19.0.0
- Microsoft Office Online Server — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31174?
- CVE-2021-31174 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31174?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.