CVE-2020-0651 Memory corruption in Microsoft Excel

What is CVE-2020-0651?

CVE-2020-0651 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, published on 14 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0650, CVE-2020-0653.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0651?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office 365 Proplus.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-0651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel

• CVE-2019-1297 Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2009-0238 Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2016-7262 Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2009-3129 Microsoft Excel Featheader Record Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2008-0081 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.8

All Microsoft Excel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-96gm-5h9x-p3j9.