SB2020051271 - Denial of service in Microsoft Windows
Published: May 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020051271
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1076)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when Windows improperly handles objects in memory. A local user can use a specially crafted application to trigger memory corruption and cause the system to stop responding.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.