PT-2020-1698 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0739

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 way the dssvc.dll handles file creation, allowing for a file overwrite or creation in a secured location. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. It is associated with errors in handling objects in memory.

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

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00931

CVE-2020-0739

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00931 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0739 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0739 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0739 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0739 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0739 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/882 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/884 · Telegram Post