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
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:51
Updated: 2024-11-18T16:26:19.120Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1583
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.540Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:21.600
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:53.783
Link: CVE-2020-1583
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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