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Microsoft Office: CVE-2019-1204: Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Office: CVE-2019-1204: Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/14/2019
Created
08/20/2020
Added
08/13/2020
Modified
06/26/2023

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Outlook initiates processing of incoming messages without sufficient validation of the formatting of the messages, aka 'Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-outlook_2016-kb4475553
  • office-click-to-run-upgrade-latest

References

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