CVE-2020-1150HighCVSS 7.8

Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Published
May 12, 2020
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products4

  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • 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)

✅ Remediation

KB4556836 (Monthly Rollup) KB4556843 (Security Only)

🔗 References (5)