CVE-2020-17022

Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published October 16, 2020

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code.</p>

<p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.</p>

<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library 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
0.03880 · 90.2th percentile
Published
2020-10-16T22:18Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 22:18Z
    Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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