Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-0963Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 1507 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.8% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component 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 the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0963 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred