CVE-2020-1097

Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Sep 11, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system.</p>
<p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>

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Description <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p> <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>
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