Sep 2020: Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2020-1224 Published on September 11, 2020
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
<p>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 users computer or data.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.</p>
Products Associated with CVE-2020-1224
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