| CVE ID | CVE-2020-16947 |
| CVSS SCORE | 3.7, AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Outlook |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Microsoft Outlook. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must open a malicious email or view it in the preview pane. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of HTML content in email. A crafted email can trigger a read before the start of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16947 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | 0neb1n |
