Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Error Reporting

Published: 2020-11-10

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-17046 CVE-2020-17007
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU48275

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17046

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Windows Error Reporting. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Windows: 10 - 10 2004

Windows Server: 2016 - 2019 2004

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:10:20H2:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17046

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU48276