PT-2020-1893 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0770

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 the incorrect handling of objects in memory by the ActiveX Installer Service in Windows operating systems. This can be exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted application to elevate their privileges. The vulnerability allows attackers to affect the system.

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:2020-01170

CVE-2020-0770

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01170 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0770 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0770 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0770 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0770 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0770 · Security Note