PT-2020-3235 · Microsoft · Windows Update Stack+1

Zhiniang Peng · Published 2020-07-14 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-1424

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 Update Stack (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability that occurs due to the Windows Update Stack's failure to properly handle objects in memory. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted application. The vulnerability affects the Windows operating system.

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:2020-03533

CVE-2020-1424

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Update Stack

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1424 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1424 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1424 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-03533 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1424 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1424 · Security Note