An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectWrite improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s 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 an untrusted webpage.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectWrite handles objects in memory.
References
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| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1577 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
19 Jan 2024, 00:15
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| Summary | (en) An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectWrite improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s 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 an untrusted webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectWrite handles objects in memory. |
04 Jan 2024, 02:15
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 4.3
v3 : 7.8 |
| Summary | (en) <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectWrite improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s 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 an untrusted webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how DirectWrite handles objects in memory.</p> |
Information
Published : 2020-08-17 19:15
Updated : 2024-01-19 00:15
NVD link : CVE-2020-1577
Mitre link : CVE-2020-1577
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-1577
JSON object : View
Products Affected
microsoft
- windows_8.1
- windows_10
- windows_server_2019
- windows_rt_8.1
- windows_server_2016
- windows_server_2008
- windows_server_2012
- windows_7
CWE