CVE-2020-1554

Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability

published August 17, 2020

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
89.0
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
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03463 · 89.0th percentile
Published
2020-08-17T19:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 19:13Z
    Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    cvelistv5