PT-2020-2756 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-05-19 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0916

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 Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) and its handling of objects in memory, which can lead to an elevation of privilege. This could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges or execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability can be exploited 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

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02840

CVE-2020-0916

ZDI-20-665

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0916 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0916 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0916 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0916 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0916 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-665 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02840 · Security Note