CVE-2020-1053
published 2020-09-11CVE-2020-1053: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability…
PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.93%
56.7th percentile
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectX handles objects in memory.
Affected
37 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1507 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1607 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1709 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1709_for_32-bit_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1803 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_32-bit_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_x64-based_systems | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1909 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_2004 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_server_2016 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_2019 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_server_version_2004 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| msrc | windows_10 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-xx83-gq5v-8prv: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24·CVSS 7.0
CVE-2020-1053 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-xx83-gq5v-8prv: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1308.
GHSA
GHSA-7fvg-26r5-p7wx: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-1308 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-7fvg-26r5-p7wx: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1053.
Microsoft
DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-09-08·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-1053 [HIGH] DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectX handles objects in memory.
Microsoft Graphics Component: Microsoft Graphics Component
Microsoft: Microsoft
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2020-09-11
Published