PT-2020-3682 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2024-01-19 · CVE-2020-1480

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 how the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory, allowing an attacker to potentially run arbitrary code in kernel mode. This could enable the attacker to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to log on to the system and then run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability is associated with errors in processing objects in memory, which can lead to unintended user-mode privilege elevation.

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:2020-04030

CVE-2020-1480

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1480 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04030 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1480 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020081113 · Note