PT-2020-3675 · Microsoft · Windows Media Audio Decoder+1

Yangkang · Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2026-02-23 · CVE-2020-1339

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Media Audio Codec (affected versions not specified)

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to improper handling of objects by Windows Media Audio Codec, allowing an attacker to potentially take control of an affected system. Exploitation can occur through various means, such as convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or visit a malicious webpage. The security update corrects this by changing how the codec handles objects.

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:2020-04023

CVE-2020-1339

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Media Audio Decoder

References · 9

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04023 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1339 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1339 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1339 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1339 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1339 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/67940 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/152898 · Telegram Post
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020081224 · Note