CVE-2020-1285

published 2020-09-11

CVE-2020-1285: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who…

Priority P3 53 high 8.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI R S U C H I H A H

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability 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. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability:

In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability and then convince users to view the website. An attacker would have no way to force users to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to open an email attachment or click a link in an email or instant message.
In a file-sharing attack scenario, an attacker could provide a specially crafted document file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability, and then convince users to open the document file.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way that the Windows GDI handles objects in the memory.

Affected

51 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_7	>= 6.1.0 < publication	publication
microsoft	windows_7_service_pack_1	>= 6.1.0 < publication	publication
microsoft	windows_8.1	>= 6.3.0 < publication	publication
microsoft	windows_server_2008	—	—
microsoft	windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1	>= 6.0.0 < publication	publication
microsoft	windows_server_2008_r2_service_pack_1	>= 6.1.0 < publication	publication
microsoft	windows_server_2008_service_pack_2	>= 6.0.0 < publication	publication

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 9.3 CRITICAL AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

vendor_msrc 8.4 HIGH

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