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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-21738
CVE-2023-21738:
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Overview
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-21738) was disclosed on January 10, 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft products including Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise, Office 2019, and Office LTSC 2021 (NVD). The vulnerability is related to two other similar issues tracked as CVE-2023-21736 and CVE-2023-21737.
Technical details
The vulnerability has been classified with 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. Microsoft has identified this as a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and local access to be successful (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the latest security updates through the Microsoft Update mechanism (Microsoft Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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