PT-2020-1904 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-03-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0778

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 incorrect handling of objects in memory by the Network Connections 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.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-01181

CVE-2020-0778

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0778 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0778 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0778 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0778 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-01181 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0778 · Security Note