PT-2020-3234 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-07-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1422

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 errors in handling objects in memory within the Windows Runtime component of the Windows operating system. This can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability allows attackers to affect the system, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-03532

CVE-2020-1422

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03532 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1422 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1422 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1422 · Security Note