PT-2020-1735 · Microsoft · Edge

Nicolas Joly · Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0816

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description The issue is related to improper memory object handling, which can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted web page. This could lead to memory corruption, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.

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

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00968

CVE-2020-0816

Affected Products

Edge

References · 4

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00968 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0816 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0816 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0816 · Security Note