PT-2020-4748 · Microsoft · Windows Error Reporting+1

Published 2020-11-10 · Updated 2023-12-31 · CVE-2020-17046

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue is related to a denial of service vulnerability in Windows Error Reporting, which is caused by a buffer overflow. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. There is no information about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

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

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-05300

CVE-2020-17046

Affected Products

Windows

Windows Error Reporting

References · 8

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2020-17046 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17046 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17046 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-17046 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17046 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17046 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-05300 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/16161 · Telegram Post