PT-2020-2196 · Microsoft+1 · Windows+1

Published 2020-04-14 · Updated 2025-10-29 · CVE-2020-0938

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description A remote code execution issue exists in Microsoft Windows due to the improper handling of a specially-crafted multi-master font in the Adobe Type 1 PostScript format by the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library. This allows an attacker to execute code remotely. The vulnerability can be exploited through a specially-crafted document, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code and affecting the system.

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

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02100

CVE-2020-0938

Affected Products

Type Manager Library

Windows

References · 20

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0938 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02100 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0938 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0938 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0938 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0938 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/117878 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2784 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/2486 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/9505 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/140786 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/thehackernews/668 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/ckure/4103 · Telegram Post
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161299/Apple-CoreText-libFontParser.dylib-Stack-Corruption.html · Note
• https://t.me/dc8044_info/708 · Telegram Post