CVE-2020-1589 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-1589 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/09/2020 | CVE Updated: 01/10/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: Windows 10 Version 1803
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-1589 Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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    Integrity Impact (I)*
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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Information Disclosure
Source: Microsoft

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).