Microsoft Office up to 2019 Access Connectivity Engine input validation
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office up to 2019. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Access Connectivity Engine. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-0825. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Office up to 2019 (Office Suite Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Access Connectivity Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 04/09/2019. The weakness was released 04/09/2019 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-0825 since 11/26/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-133181, VDB-133184, VDB-133199 and VDB-133200. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
11/26/2018 🔍04/09/2019 🔍
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08/28/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-0825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-0825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133201
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Entry
Created: 04/10/2019 07:22Updated: 08/28/2023 07:27
Changes: 04/10/2019 07:22 (63), 05/28/2020 08:54 (2), 08/28/2023 07:27 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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