CVE-2020-16957

Publication date

2020-10-16 22:18:05

Family

microsoft

State

PUBLISHED

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system.

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory.