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CVE-2021-31178:
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Overview
Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2021-31178) was disclosed on May 11, 2021. This vulnerability affects various Microsoft Office products including Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise, Excel 2013/2016, Office 2013/2016/2019, and Office Online Server (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-191 (Integer Underflow) category (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow information disclosure if exploited successfully. The attack requires user interaction but does not require elevated privileges (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through Microsoft Update and can be obtained via the Microsoft Update Catalog (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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