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Microsoft CVE-2020-16949: Microsoft Outlook Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2020-16949: Microsoft Outlook Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
01/03/2024

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Outlook Denial of Service Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4484524-7034547c-2c2e-4a9d-ae7d-7b9c3f0205af
  • msft-kb4484524-e487fe40-2729-4bf9-a0a1-21bfa9ff9593
  • msft-kb4486663-123f5bf0-7459-4a09-89cb-76230723a0b6
  • msft-kb4486663-640c210c-e4a8-4aa7-984c-65ca0599321d

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