Microsoft Office up to 2019 Access Connectivity Engine input validation
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office up to 2019 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Access Connectivity Engine. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-0824. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Office up to 2019 (Office Suite Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component Access Connectivity Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 04/09/2019. The weakness was published 04/09/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-0824 since 11/26/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
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.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 110333 (Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps Security Update April 2019).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
Similar entries are available at VDB-133181, VDB-133184, VDB-133199 and VDB-133201. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Timeline
11/26/2018 🔍04/09/2019 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-0824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-0824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133200
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Entry
Created: 04/10/2019 07:22Updated: 08/28/2023 07:20
Changes: 04/10/2019 07:22 (63), 05/28/2020 08:42 (2), 08/28/2023 07:20 (4)
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