PT-2020-2455 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-05-12 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1142

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 Graphics Device Interface (GDI) component of the Windows operating system and is associated with insecure privilege management. It may allow an attacker to elevate their privileges or execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability is related to how GDI handles objects in memory.

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

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02466

BDU:2020-02467

CVE-2020-1142

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02466 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1142 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02467 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1142 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1142 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1142 · Vendor Advisory