Security Advisory

CVE-2020-16949

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-10-16 22:18:02
Last updated 2024-08-04 13:45:34
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

Description

<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>