PT-2020-3898 · Microsoft · Windows

Guopengfei · Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-1250

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to the Win32k component of the Windows operating system, which improperly handles kernel information, leading to an information disclosure. This could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information by running a specially crafted application on an affected system, potentially further compromising the system.

Recommendations: To resolve the issue, apply the security update that corrects how win32k handles objects in memory. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04291

CVE-2020-1250

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1250 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1250 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04291 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1250 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1250 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1250 · Vendor Advisory