CVE-2020-0718HighCVSS 8.8

Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
September 8, 2020
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2020-0718 →

📋 Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) mishandles objects in memory. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious requests to an Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) server. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) handles objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products17

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 2004 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4571756 (Security Update) KB4570333 (Security Update) KB4574727 (Security Update) KB4577015 (Security Update) KB4577064 (Monthly Rollup) KB4577070 (Security Only) KB4577051 (Monthly Rollup) KB4577053 (Security Only) KB4577038 (Monthly Rollup) KB4577048 (Security Only) KB4577066 (Monthly Rollup) KB4577071 (Security Only)

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