SB2020101353 - Information Disclosure in Microsoft NetBT
Published: October 13, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020101353
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16897)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within NetBIOS over TCP (NBT) Extensions (NetBT). A local user can use a specially crafted application to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.