CVE-2020-1525

Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability

High · published August 17, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02853 · 86.6th percentile
Published
2020-08-17T19:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 19:13Z
    Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    cvelistv5