PT-2020-4157 · Microsoft · Windows Media Audio Decoder+1

Yangkang · Published 2020-09-08 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-1593

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to improper handling of objects by Windows Media Audio Decoder, allowing an attacker to potentially take control of an affected system. Exploitation could occur through various means, such as convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or visit a malicious webpage. The issue is related to errors in code generation control.

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

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04579

CVE-2020-1593

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Media Audio Decoder

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04579 · Security Note
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1593 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1593 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1593 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-1593 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1593 · Security Note