CVE-2020-1083 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-1083: Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows 10 Version 1803
Published September 11, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Windows Graphics Component handles objects in memory.</p>

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 11, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated