PT-2020-2938 · Microsoft · Windows

Lucas Leong + 1 · Published 2020-05-19 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0915

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 Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handling objects in memory incorrectly. This can allow an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. There is also a mention of an untrusted pointer dereference in the splwow64 component, which can lead to information disclosure and privilege escalation.

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:2020-03095

CVE-2020-0915

ZDI-20-662

ZDI-20-664

Affected Products

Windows

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0915 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0915 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-662 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0915 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-664 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0915 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03095 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0915 · Vendor Advisory