Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1079

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Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1079

Published: May 12, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27858
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1079
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing objects in memory within Windows. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with elevated  privileges.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience)

How to mitigate CVE-2020-1079

Install update from vendor's website.

NVIDIA App (formerly GeForce Experience) - update to 3.22.0.32

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