CVE-2020-0958Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Windows

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 48.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 15
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0956, CVE-2020-0957.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages10 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/windows18 versions+17
NVDmicrosoft/windows4 versions+3
NVDmicrosoft/windows_106 versions+5
CVEListV5microsoft/windows_server17 versions+16

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-q6g3-jqvg-wvmq: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k2022-05-24
CVEList
CVE-2020-0958: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Win32k2020-04-15

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-04-14

🕵️Threat Intelligence

6
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage2020-04-14
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities2020-04-14
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities2020-04-14
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage2020-04-14
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities2020-04-14
CVE-2020-0958 — Microsoft Windows vulnerability | cvebase