PT-2019-4174 · Microsoft · Office+2

Willj + 1 · Published 2019-12-10 · Updated 2020-05-04 · CVE-2019-1464

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Excel (affected versions not specified) Microsoft Office (affected versions not specified) Office 365 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an information disclosure problem where Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information by using a specially crafted file. An attacker who exploits this issue could use the disclosed information to compromise the user's computer or data.

Recommendations For Microsoft Excel, consider restricting access to sensitive data until a fix is available. For Microsoft Office, avoid using potentially vulnerable features in Microsoft Excel until the issue is resolved. For Office 365, restrict usage of Microsoft Excel to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-04761

CVE-2019-1464

Affected Products

Office Excel

Office

Office 365

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1464 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1464 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1464 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04761 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1464 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2019-Dec · Note