7.8High

CVE-2020-17022Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909; Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems Published: (6 years ago)

Description

<p>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.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.</p>

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

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