7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-1462
Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2019, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:36 a.m.

Source :

secure@microsoft.com

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-1462 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft office
2 Microsoft office_365_proplus
3 Microsoft powerpoint
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-1462.

URL Resource
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1462 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/ Third Party Advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1462 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-1462 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-1462 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1462
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/
  • CVE Modified by secure@microsoft.com

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-908
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by nvd@nist.gov

    May. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Dec. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1462 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-1462 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:-:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365_proplus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by secure@microsoft.com

    Dec. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-1006/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-1462 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-1462 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

21.31 }} -32.71%

score

0.95196

percentile

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