PT-2020-3909 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-1532

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 an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists when the Windows InstallService improperly handles memory. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to gain execution on the victim system and then could run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The vulnerability is also described as a buffer overflow in memory, which could allow an attacker to increase their privileges using a specially crafted application.

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:2020-04302

CVE-2020-1532

Affected Products

Windows

References · 4

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1532 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1532 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04302 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1532 · Vendor Advisory