PT-2020-3928 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-08-09 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-0766

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: Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to errors in handling memory objects in the Microsoft Store Runtime component of Microsoft Windows operating systems. This can be exploited by an attacker to elevate their privileges using a specially crafted application. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to gain execution on the victim system and then run the crafted application. The security update corrects how the Microsoft Store Runtime handles memory.

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:2020-04321

CVE-2020-0766

Affected Products

Windows

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0766 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0766 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0766 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04321 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0766 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0766 · Security Note