PT-2020-4254 · Microsoft · Windows

Published 2020-10-13 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-16897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue is related to errors in handling objects in memory within the NetBIOS protocol implementation in Windows. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information. An attacker would need to run a specially crafted application to exploit this issue. The exploitation does not directly allow code execution or user rights elevation but could provide information useful for further compromising the system.

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04714

CVE-2020-16897

Affected Products

Windows

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16897 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-16897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16897 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16897 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04714 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020101353 · Note