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CVE-2020-16921

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CVE-2020-16921

Published: Oct 16, 2020

Modified: Nov 15, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Text Services Framework when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate their 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>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Text Services Framework handles objects in memory.</p>

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1803

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1809

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1909

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1709

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows 10 Version 2004

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

Microsoft

Windows Server version 2004

affected
10.0.0 - < publication

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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