CVE-2020-1004
published 2020-04-15CVE-2020-1004: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component…
PriorityP336high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.89%
55.8th percentile
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-ccww-4p73-vvq6: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Compone
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-1004 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-ccww-4p73-vvq6: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Compone
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Microsoft
Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-04-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-1004 [HIGH] Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.
In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Microsoft Graphics Component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from user mode.
Microsoft Graphics Component: Microsoft Graphics Component
Issuing CNA: Microsoft
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Explo
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Checkpoint
20th April – Threat Intelligence Bulletin
blogs_checkpoint·2020-04-20
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 115 vulnerabilities. Nineteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. The remainders are scored as being “important” updates.
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, the Windows font library and the Windows kernel. A Cisco Talos researcher discovered CVE-2020-0939, an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Media Foundation. For more, check out Talos’ full Vulnerability Spotlight here.
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April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
## April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro Apr 14, 2020 Read time: ( words)
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Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday , just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January . In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rate
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
# April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro
2020/04/14
Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday, just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January. In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rated as
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
blogs_talos·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
## Microsoft Patch Tuesday — April 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage
By Jon Munshaw.
Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 115 vulnerabilities. Nineteen of the flaws Microsoft disclosed are considered critical. The remainders are scored as being “important” updates.
This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft services and software, including SharePoint, the Windows font library and the Windows kernel. A Cisco Talos researcher discovered CVE-2020-0939 , an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Media Foundation. For more, check out Talos’ full Vulnerability Spotlight here .
Talos also r
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
## April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro Apr 14, 2020 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday , just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January . In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rate
Trendmicro
April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
blogs_trendmicro·2020-04-14·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
## April Patch Tuesday: Fixes for Font-Related, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Components Vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for April released fixes for a couple of critical font-related vulnerabilities, like an earlier disclosed one found in Adobe Type Manager Library (atmfd.dll). It also featured patches for vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows Components.
By: Trend Micro 2020/04/14 Read time: ( words)
Save to Folio
Microsoft fixed 113 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday , just two shy of last month’s 115. This continues the streak of longer-than-usual list of patches that began in January . In fact, compared to the same period in 2019, Microsoft fixed 44% more vulnerabilities between January to April of this year.
In this month’s list, 17 were rated
2020-04-15
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