KLA61592 DoS vulnerability in Microsoft Office

Heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in Microsoft Office. Malicious users can exploit this vulnerability to cause denial of service.

Original advisories

CVE-2023-5217

Exploitation

Public exploits exist for this vulnerability.

Related products

Microsoft-Teams-for-Desktop

CVE list

CVE-2023-5217 critical

KB list

Solution

Install necessary updates from the KB section, that are listed in your Windows Update (Windows Update component usually can be accessed from the Control Panel) and updates from the Update Options section, that are listed in your Office Account (Office Account tab usually can be accessed from the File menu)

Install Office updates

Impacts

• DoS

Denial of service. Exploitation of vulnerabilities with this impact can lead to loss of system availability or critical functional fault.

Affected Products

• Microsoft Teams for MacMicrosoft Teams for Desktop