CVE Published: 17/08/2020 |
CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 |
CVE Year: 2020 Source: microsoft |
Vendor: Microsoft |
Product: Windows 10 Version 1803 Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2020-1587 Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock improperly handles memory.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock handles memory.