PT-2020-3001 · Microsoft · Windows Codecs Library

Abdul-Aziz Hariri · Published 2020-06-30 · Updated 2023-11-13 · CVE-2020-1457

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 Codecs Library (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to errors in handling objects in memory. This can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted image file. The vulnerability is related to the processing of media content and can lead to out-of-bounds write issues when parsing certain file types, such as MKV or HEIC files.

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

Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-03223

BDU:2020-03613

CVE-2020-1457

ZDI-20-1081

ZDI-20-801

ZDI-20-820

Affected Products

Windows Codecs Library

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1457 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1081 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-820 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1457 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-801 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03613 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03223 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1457 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cve_security_g/status/1724243366450475079 · Twitter Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020063027 · Note
• https://t.me/sysadm_in_channel/1932 · Telegram Post
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1457 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/13680 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/true_secator/716 · Telegram Post