PT-2020-3982 · Microsoft · Windows Function Discovery Ssdp Provider+1

Published 2020-08-09 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-0912

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue is related to an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists when the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider improperly handles memory. To exploit this, an attacker would first need to gain execution on the victim system and then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The vulnerability is also described as a buffer overflow issue in memory, which can be exploited by an attacker using a specially crafted application to increase their privileges.

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:2020-04376

CVE-2020-0912

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Function Discovery Ssdp Provider

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04376 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0912 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0912 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-0912 · Vendor Advisory