CVE-2020-1342: microsoft 365_apps Out-of-bounds Read

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1342 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in microsoft 365_apps. EPSS estimates a 6.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-07-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory, aka 'Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1445.

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
• CWE-908Use of Uninitialized ResourceThe product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.