<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>
References
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16949 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:18:02
Updated: 2023-12-31T19:20:20.576Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16949
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:16.180
Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:57.330
Link: CVE-2020-16949
JSON object: View
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