CVE-2020-1234 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String in Microsoft Windows

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringCWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-420 — Unprotected Alternate Channel7 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
15.1%
top 5.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
13
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft Windows 10 Version 1903 FOR Arm64-based Systems+10 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMar 7

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting improperly handles objects in memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, aka 'Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages13 packages

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Improper Authentication in Kubernetes↗2022-02-15
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GHSA
Lack of validation in data format attributes in TensorFlow↗2020-12-10
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GHSA
Denial of Service in Tensorflow↗2020-09-25
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CVEList
CVE-2020-1234: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Error Reporting improperly handles objects in memory↗2020-06-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2023-1233↗2023-03-07
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Microsoft
Windows Error Reporting Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2020-06-09
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CVE-2020-1234 — Microsoft Windows vulnerability | cvebase