PT-2020-4021 · Microsoft · Windows+1

Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-1012

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description: The issue is related to the WinINet API component of the Windows operating system and involves insecure privilege management. Exploitation of this issue could allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability through various means, including hosting a specially crafted website or providing a specially crafted document file. The attacker would need to convince a user to view the website or open the document file. The vulnerability is addressed by ensuring that the Wininit.dll properly handles objects in memory.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04421

CVE-2020-1012

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows

References · 5

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1012 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04421 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1012 · Security Note