CVE-2020-1167Microsoft Graphics Components Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory.</p>

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

References and patches

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1167
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1247/