PT-2020-4326 · Microsoft · Graphics Components+1

Published 2020-10-13 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-16923

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Graphics Components (affected versions not specified)

Description: A remote code execution issue exists in the way Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploits this issue could execute arbitrary code on a target system. To exploit the issue, a user would have to open a specially crafted file. The security update addresses the issue by correcting how Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory.

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

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04823

BDU:2020-05459

CVE-2020-16923

Affected Products

Graphics Components

Windows

References · 9

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04823 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-16923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16923 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16923 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05459 · Security Note
• https://cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020101335 · Note