CVE-2020-1192
published 2020-05-21CVE-2020-1192: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file, aka 'Visual Studio…
PriorityP344high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
11.74%
95.6th percentile
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file, aka 'Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1171.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | python | < 2020.5.0 | 2020.5.0 |
| microsoft | visual_studio_code | — | — |
| msrc | visual_studio_code | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_msrc7.8CRITICAL
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Microsoft
Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-05-12·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2020-1192 [HIGH] Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Visual Studio Code Python Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Visual Studio Code when the Python extension loads workspace settings from a notebook file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. 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 need to convince a target to open a specially crafted file in Visual Studio Code with the Python extension installed.
The update address the vulnerability by modifying t
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
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Qualys
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blogs_qualys·2020-05-12·CVSS 8.8
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Qualys
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-14434 ImageMagick: memory leak for a colormap in WriteMPCImage in coders/mpc.c
bugzilla·2018-07-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2018-14434 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-14434 ImageMagick: memory leak for a colormap in WriteMPCImage in coders/mpc.c
CVE-2018-14434 ImageMagick: memory leak for a colormap in WriteMPCImage in coders/mpc.c
A flaw was found in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4. A memory leak for a colormap in WriteMPCImage in coders/mpc.c.
References:
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1192
Upstream Patch:
https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/98a2cceae0dceccbfe54051167c2c80be1f13c3f
Discussion:
Created ImageMagick tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1609934]
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Memory allocated in WriteMPCImage and referenced by colormap is not released in case image depth is not an accepted value.
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Via RHSA-2020:1180 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1180
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This bug is now closed. Further updat
2020-05-21
Published