CVE-2020-1179

Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published May 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 5.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 the user’s system.
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.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka 'Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0963, CVE-2020-1141, CVE-2020-1145. 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 the user’s system. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
Title Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 1909
Microsoft windows Server 1803
Microsoft windows Server 1903
Microsoft windows Server 1909
Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft windows 10 1507
Microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft windows 10 1809
Microsoft windows 10 1909
Microsoft windows Server 1803
Microsoft windows Server 1903
Microsoft windows Server 1909
Microsoft windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2
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