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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0852
CVE-2020-0852:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-0852) exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. This critical vulnerability was disclosed in March 2020 and affects various Microsoft Office products including Office 2016, Office 2019, Office Online Server, and SharePoint Server 2019 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that the vulnerability requires user interaction but no privileges, and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. Users with administrative privileges would be more severely impacted compared to users with restricted access (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of their March 2020 Patch Tuesday updates. Users are advised to apply the security updates for affected Microsoft Office products (Krebs Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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