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Microsoft Office: CVE-2020-16918: Base3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Office: CVE-2020-16918: Base3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
09/12/2023

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Base3D rendering engine improperly handles memory.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Base3D rendering engine handles memory., aka 'Base3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-17003.

Solution(s)

  • office-click-to-run-upgrade-latest

References

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