CVE-2019-0801High

Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
April 9, 2019
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office fails to properly handle certain files. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted URL file that points to an Excel or PowerPoint file that was also downloaded. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Office handles these files.

🎯 Affected products11

  • Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
  • Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
  • Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems

✅ Remediation

KBClick to Run (Security Update) KB4462242 (Security Update) KB4462223 (Security Update) KB4464504 (Security Update)

🔗 References (7)