<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to either log on locally to an affected system, or convince a locally authenticated user to execute a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k handles objects in memory.</p>
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0941 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
31 Dec 2023, 22:15
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| Summary | (en) <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to either log on locally to an affected system, or convince a locally authenticated user to execute a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k handles objects in memory.</p> |
Information
Published : 2020-09-11 17:15
Updated : 2023-12-31 22:15
NVD link : CVE-2020-0941
Mitre link : CVE-2020-0941
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-0941
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Products Affected
microsoft
- windows_server_2019
- windows_10
- windows_server_2012
- windows_rt_8.1
- windows_8.1
- windows_server_2016
CWE