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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-21714 – Microsoft Office Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-21714

Microsoft Office could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory and then use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.

Impact

  • Information Disclosure

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-21714

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x64
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x32
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise x64
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise x32

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.

CVE-2023-21714

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