Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2020-1075Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Windows 10 Version 1803 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Subsystem for Linux improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. A attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Subsystem for Linux handles objects in memory.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.17763.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | 10.0.17763.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.17763.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | 10.0.0 – before publication |
References
- Windows Subsystem for Linux Information Disclosure Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1075 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred