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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0705
CVE-2020-0705:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2020-0705) exists in the Windows Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) due to improper memory handling. This vulnerability was disclosed in February 2020 and affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score with the following metrics: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating local access required with low complexity. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-200 (Information Disclosure) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the affected system. However, the attacker must first gain execution privileges on the target system to exploit this vulnerability (CVE Details).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fix was included in the March 2020 security updates for affected Windows systems. For Windows Embedded Compact 7, users need to perform a clean build of the whole platform after applying the update (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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