Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Sep 11, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.18%
Description
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.</p>
Affected products
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- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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- ≥ 10.0.0, < publication
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Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1803 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1909 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 2004 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server version 2004 | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation) | unknown | Affected
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| Microsoft | Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation) | unknown | Affected
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- 1607
- 1709
- 1803
- 1809
- 1903
- 1909
- 2004
- n/a
- 1903
- 1909
- 2004
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12014 Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1129 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-12014 | Advisory | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1129 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
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