PT-2020-1315 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-01-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0644

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in processing certain symbolic links in Windows, which can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. It is also described as an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to predictable memory section names. This can allow attackers to affect the system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-330

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00215

CVE-2020-0644

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00215 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0644 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0644 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0644 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0644 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0644 · Vendor Advisory