CVE-2020-16949
Microsoft Outlook Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a remote denial of service against a system.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a specially crafted email be sent to a vulnerable Outlook server.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles objects in memory.</p>
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019
From 19.0.0
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
From 16.0.1
- Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2016
From 16.0.0.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1
From 15.0.0.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2
From 13.0.0.0