Microsoft Outlook CVE-2020-16949 Denial of Service Vulnerability

description-logoDescription

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. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a specially crafted email be sent to a vulnerable Outlook server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Outlook handles objects in memory.

affected-products-logoAffected Applications

Microsoft Outlook 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft Outlook 2016 x86
Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2016 x64

CVE References

CVE-2020-16949