CVE-2020-1529Improper 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

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. 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 first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that c

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-m93c-j7hg-hwmj: An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows GDI2022-05-24
CVEList
Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-08-17

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2020-08-11
CVE-2020-1529 — Microsoft vulnerability | cvebase