Aug 2019: Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2019-1200 Published on August 14, 2019

Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user. To exploit the vulnerability, a user must open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Outlook software. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. However, an attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince the user to open the specially crafted file. Note that the Preview Pane is not an attack vector for this vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles files in memory.

NVD


Products Associated with CVE-2019-1200

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Microsoft Office
 
Microsoft Office 365 Proplus
 
Microsoft Outlook
 

Affected Versions

Microsoft Office 2019: Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: Microsoft Outlook 2016: Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1: Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
7.37%
Percentile
91.58%

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