CVE-2020-1136
Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- May 21, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 4, 2019
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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Windows 10 Version 1507Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1709Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1803Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsMicrosoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsMicrosoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsMicrosoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1909Microsoft |
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Windows 8.1Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2016Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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References
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