Information disclosure in Microsoft Windows GDI

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU25244

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0744

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) improperly handles objects in memory. A local user can use a specially crafted application to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 7 - 10

Windows Server: 2008 R2 - 2019 1909

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1607:10.0.14393.10:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1709:10.0.16299.19:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1803:10.0.17134.48:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1809:10.0.17763.1:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1903:10.0.18362.116:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10 1909:10.0.18363.476:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0744

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.