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CVE-2020-16949

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

Impact

<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>

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 10
All versions
Versions 1607, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903
MicrosoftWindows 7
All versions
MicrosoftWindows 8.1
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Rt 8.1
All versions
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008
All versions
Version r2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012
All versions
Version r2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
All versions
Versions 1903, 1909, 2004
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019
All versions
Microsoft365 Apps
All versions
MicrosoftOffice
Version 2019
MicrosoftOutlook
Versions 2010, 2013, 2016

Weakness classification

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