CVE-2020-16933 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Severity

88%

Complexity

27%

Confidentiality

98%

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle .LNK files, aka 'Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 4 years ago

2020-10-16 23:15:00

Last updated 4 years ago

2020-10-21 16:27:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 10 1709

1709

Microsoft Windows 10 1803

1803

Microsoft Windows 10 1809

1809

Microsoft Windows 10 1909

1909

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909

1909

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise Edition

Microsoft Office 2016 for MacOS

2016
macos

Microsoft Office 2019

2019
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Microsoft Office 2019 for macOS

2019
macos

Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2

2010

Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1

2013

Microsoft Word 2013 SP1 RT

2013

Microsoft Word 2016

2016

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16933

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16933

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