CVE-2020-1167: microsoft windows_10 Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1167 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 4.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 16-10-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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>

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.