PT-2020-1793 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0887

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 Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to incorrect handling of objects in memory by the win32k component in Windows operating systems. This can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability allows attackers to affect the system, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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:2020-01044

CVE-2020-0887

ZDI-20-283

Affected Products

Windows

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0887 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01044 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0887 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0887 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-283 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0887 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0887 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1572 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1580 · Telegram Post