July 12, 2023, 2 a.m. |

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What is Windows OLE?



OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) is a feature in Microsoft Windows that enables software to work together and share data. The feature, for example, allows a table created using Microsoft Excel either be embedded or linked to Microsoft PowerPoint.








What is the Attack?

CVE-2023-29325 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook and is stemmed from a buffer error when loading OleCache object. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution under the context of …

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