SB2019121026 - Denial of service in Microsoft Word
Published: December 10, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019121026
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1461)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.