PT-2020-1593 · Microsoft · Windows

Gil Dabah · Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0725

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 handling objects in memory within the win32k component of Windows operating systems. It allows an attacker to potentially elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability can affect the system, enabling attackers to gain elevated access.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00669

CVE-2020-0725

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0725 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0725 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0725 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0725 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0725 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00669 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/876 · Telegram Post
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0725 · Note