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CVE-2020-16901

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CVE-2020-16901

Published: Oct 16, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.0

MEDIUM

Description

<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>

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1909

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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