PT-2020-2784 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting+1

Yuki Chen · Published 2020-06-09 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1261

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Error Reporting (WER) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in handling objects in memory within the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service of the Windows operating system. This can allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way WER handles objects in memory.

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

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-02879

CVE-2020-1261

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Error Reporting

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02879 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1261 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1261 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1261 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1261 · Security Note