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Medium · 4.7 CVE-2020-16949 EUVD-2020-8907GHSA-cvmr-qp3p-228w

Microsoft Outlook Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published Oct 16, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a remote denial of service against a system.</p>
<p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a specially crafted email be sent to a vulnerable Outlook server.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles objects in memory.</p>

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 19.0.0 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 16.0.1 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2016 16.0.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 15.0.0.0 – < publication publication
Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 13.0.0.0 – < publication publication

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