PT-2020-1319 · Microsoft · Windows

Bear13Oy · Published 2020-01-14 · Updated 2022-04-26 · CVE-2020-0642

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 an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Win32k component of Windows, which fails to properly handle objects in memory. This can be exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted application to elevate their privileges. The vulnerability allows attackers to affect the system.

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

Exploit

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00220

CVE-2020-0642

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158729/Microsoft-Windows-Win32k-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0642 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0642 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0642 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00220 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0642 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0642 · Vendor Advisory