Vulnerabilities (CVE)

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Total 4793 CVE
CVE Vendors Products Updated CVSS v2 CVSS v3
CVE-2020-1473 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2024-01-19 6.8 MEDIUM 7.0 HIGH
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Jet Database Engine handles objects in memory.
CVE-2020-1529 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2024-01-19 7.2 HIGH 7.8 HIGH
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 could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how GDI handles objects in memory and by preventing instances of unintended user-mode privilege elevation.
CVE-2020-1549 1 Microsoft 3 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 2024-01-19 7.2 HIGH 7.8 HIGH
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CDP User Components improperly handle memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows CDP User Components handle memory.
CVE-2020-1339 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2024-01-19 9.3 HIGH 7.8 HIGH
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Codec improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Audio Codec handles objects.
CVE-2020-1319 1 Microsoft 3 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 2023-12-31 9.3 HIGH 7.3 HIGH
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in 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.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1308 1 Microsoft 3 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 2023-12-31 7.2 HIGH 7.0 HIGH
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly 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.</p> <p>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 could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectX handles objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1471 1 Microsoft 3 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 2023-12-31 4.6 MEDIUM 7.3 HIGH
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows CloudExperienceHost fails to check COM objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by checking COM objects.</p>
CVE-2020-1592 1 Microsoft 3 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 2023-12-31 2.1 LOW 4.4 MEDIUM
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1303 1 Microsoft 3 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 2023-12-31 6.8 MEDIUM 5.5 MEDIUM
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context.</p> <p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Runtime handles objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1593 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 6.8 MEDIUM 7.6 HIGH
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Decoder improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Audio Decoder handles objects.</p>
CVE-2020-1252 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 6.8 MEDIUM 7.8 HIGH
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles objects in memory. To exploit the vulnerability an attacker would have to convince a user to run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>The updates address the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1598 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 4.6 MEDIUM 6.1 MEDIUM
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) service improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted script or application.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows UPnP service handles objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1589 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 2.1 LOW 4.4 MEDIUM
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1245 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 7.2 HIGH 7.0 HIGH
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle 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.</p> <p>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 could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Win32k handles objects in memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1532 1 Microsoft 2 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 2023-12-31 4.6 MEDIUM 7.8 HIGH
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows InstallService improperly handles memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows InstallService handles memory.</p>
CVE-2020-1590 1 Microsoft 3 Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 2023-12-31 7.2 HIGH 6.6 MEDIUM
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system, then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service handles file operations.</p>
CVE-2020-1559 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 4.6 MEDIUM 7.8 HIGH
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Storage Services improperly handle file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Storage Services properly handle file operations.</p>
CVE-2020-1228 1 Microsoft 4 Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 and 1 more 2023-12-31 4.0 MEDIUM 7.5 HIGH
<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists in Windows DNS when it fails to properly handle queries. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the DNS service to become nonresponsive.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious DNS queries to a target, resulting in a denial of service.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows DNS processes queries.</p>
CVE-2020-1508 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 9.3 HIGH 7.6 HIGH
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Decoder improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Audio Decoder handles objects.</p>
CVE-2020-1491 1 Microsoft 8 Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and 5 more 2023-12-31 4.6 MEDIUM 7.8 HIGH
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Function Discovery Service handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Function Discovery Service properly handles objects in memory.</p>