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CVE-2020-0697

Published: Feb 11, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 45.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run this task as SYSTEM.To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to place a specially crafted file in a specific location, thereby allowing arbitrary file corruption.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the process validates the log file., aka 'Microsoft Office Tampering Vulnerability'.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Office 365 ProPlusMicrosoft
SaaSDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office 365 proplusmicrosoft
SaaSDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Office 365 ProPlusMicrosoft Corp
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0697
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0697
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0697
nvd.nist.gov

Timeline

Published
Feb 11, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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