CVE-2020-1503
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.
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affected products (40)
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- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0 → publicationenisa_euvdEU
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references (7)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/48315cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1503cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1503cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1503cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-SharePoint-vulnerabilities-of-August-2020-33055cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1503enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1503PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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