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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-0853
CVE-2020-0853:
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Overview
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows Imaging Component fails to properly handle objects in memory, identified as CVE-2020-0853. This vulnerability was disclosed on March 12, 2020, and affects various versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems (NVD, MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-accessible, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain information disclosure from the affected Windows systems. The vulnerability specifically affects the Windows Imaging Component's handling of objects in memory (MITRE).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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