CVE-2020-16889

Windows KernelStream Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium · published October 16, 2020

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows KernelStream improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>

<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p>

<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows KernelStream handles objects in memory.</p>

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01356 · 71.4th percentile
Published
2020-10-16T22:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 22:17Z
    Windows KernelStream Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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