CVE-2020-1028High· 7.8▾ TwilightA memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new acc…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 42.9 · likelihood 0.8 · exploitation 0
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A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory.
windows_10 = 1607windows_10 = 1709windows_10 = 1803windows_10 = 1809windows_10 = 1903windows_10 = 1909windows_server_2016windows_server_2016 = 1803windows_server_2016 = 1903windows_server_2016 = 1909windows_server_2019Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
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