CVE-2020-1520Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.79%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 17
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Font Driver Host improperly handles memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Font Driver Host handles memory.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages23 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/windows_76.1.0publication

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-qgxw-h3gp-6wg8: A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Font Driver Host improperly handles memory2022-05-24
CVEList
Windows Font Driver Host Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2020-08-17

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Font Driver Host Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2020-08-11

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-12976 imagemagick: memory leak vulnerability in function ReadPCLImage in coders/pcl.c2019-07-23
CVE-2020-1520 — Microsoft vulnerability | cvebase