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CVE-2024-49065:
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Overview
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49065) was disclosed on December 11, 2024. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft products including Microsoft Office 2016, Office 2019, Microsoft 365 Apps, and SharePoint Server 2019 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Microsoft has classified this as an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability (CWE-125) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute remote code on the affected system. The CVSS vector indicates that while the attack requires user interaction and local access, it could result in high impact on system availability (Microsoft Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to install security update KB5002661 for Office 2016 and KB5002657 for SharePoint Server 2019. The updates are available through Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog, and Microsoft Download Center (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
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