PT-2020-3985 · Microsoft · Windows+1

Published 2020-08-09 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-1053

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 DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system and then run a specially crafted application. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide and details about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited are not provided.

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:2020-04379

CVE-2020-1053

Affected Products

Directx

Windows

References · 6

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1053 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1053 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1053 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04379 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1053 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1053 · Vendor Advisory