CVE-2020-1459
published 2020-08-17CVE-2020-1459: An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka…
PriorityP428medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
4.47%
90.5th percentile
An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka "straight-line speculation."
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker with local privileges would need to run a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by bypassing the speculative execution.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10 | — | — |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1809 | >= 10.0.0 < publication | publication |
| microsoft | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-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 |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1809_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1903_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_1909_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
| msrc | windows_10_version_2004_for_arm64-based_systems | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
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Microsoft
Windows ARM Information Disclosure Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2020-08-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-1459 [HIGH] Windows ARM Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Windows ARM Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description: An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka "straight-line speculation."
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker with local privileges would need to run a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by bypassing the speculative execution.
FAQ: What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is the contents of Kernel memory. An attacker could read the contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.
Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows
Microsoft: Microsoft
Im
GHSA
GHSA-cjp5-p4x3-x7jg: An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-1459 [LOW] CWE-200 GHSA-cjp5-p4x3-x7jg: An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka
An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka "straight-line speculation, aka 'Windows ARM Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2020-08-17
Published