CVE-2020-16949

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows 10 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

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

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0749
EPSS Percentile 91.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-401
Status published

Affected Products (26)

microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_rt_8.1
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2012
microsoft/windows_server_2012
... and 11 more

Timeline

Published Oct 16, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026