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CVE-2023-36865:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-36865) was disclosed on August 8, 2023. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft products including Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise, Microsoft Office 2019, and Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel 2021 (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. Microsoft has classified this as a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-122) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system, potentially gaining the same level of privileges as the compromised user. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, all rated as High in the CVSS scoring (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 Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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