PT-2020-1801 · Microsoft · Windows Network Connections Service+1

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0871

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Network Connections Service (affected versions not specified)

Description An information disclosure issue exists due to the Windows Network Connections Service's improper handling of objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information using a specially crafted application. The issue is related to the service's failure to properly handle memory objects, which can be exploited to obtain sensitive information and affect the system.

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

Information Disclosure

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01052

CVE-2020-0871

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Network Connections Service

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0871 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01052 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0871 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1568 · Telegram Post