Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1075
Published: May 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27851
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1075
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within Windows Subsystem for Linux. A remote user can use a specially crafted application to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of Kernel memory from a user mode process.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1075
Install update from vendor's website.