An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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 Excel functions handle objects in memory.
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 Excel functions handle objects in memory.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2016 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 | affected |
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| Description | An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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 Excel functions handle objects in memory. | An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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 Excel functions handle objects in memory. |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.500Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1497
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:16.473
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:22.847
Link: CVE-2020-1497
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