PT-2020-4080 · Microsoft · Visual Studio

Wen Guang Jiao · Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-16856

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to improper handling of objects in memory. This could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could take control of the system, install programs, view or modify data, or create new accounts. The vulnerability can be exploited by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Visual Studio.

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

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04480

CVE-2020-16856

ZDI-20-1125

Affected Products

Visual Studio

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16856 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1125 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04480 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16856 · Vendor Advisory