What is CVE-2020-16855?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view out of bound memory. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software. The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable.

How severe is CVE-2020-16855?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of MEDIUM with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-16855?

This is classified as CWE-125, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2020-16855 - MEDIUM Severity | CVSS 5.5

Vulnerability Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view out of bound memory. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software. The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable.

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