CVE-2020-16915

Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability

High · published October 16, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
10%
Percentile
95.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
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
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.09836 · 95.6th percentile
Published
2020-10-16T22:17Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 22:17Z
    Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    cvelistv5