Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2020 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2020-1574Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity memory corruption in Windows 10 Version 1909 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 2004	N/A
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1909	N/A

Weakness: CWE-119 · 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

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1574 x_refsource_MISC