Microsoft MSHTML Engine CVE-2019-0541 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the MSHTML engine inproperly validates input. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. In a HTML editing attack scenario, an attacker could trick a user into editing a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how MSHTML engine validates input.

Affected Applications

Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2016 x64
Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Word Viewer
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
Microsoft Office 2016 x86
Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)

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