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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:17
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.384Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1502
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:16.770
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:42.113
Link: CVE-2020-1502
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