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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0671
CVE-2020-0671:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-0671 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability that exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. This vulnerability was disclosed on February 11, 2020, affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates local access is required, with low attack complexity and privilege requirements, no user interaction needed, and potential for high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected Windows systems, potentially leading to complete system compromise with high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the appropriate security updates provided through Windows Update to mitigate this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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