An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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 Excel functions handle objects in memory.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:15

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.500Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-1497

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:16.473

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:41.507

Link: CVE-2020-1497

cve-icon Redhat

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