Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2020-1080
Published: October 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47564
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-2020-1080
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 target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly handle objects in memory. A local user can trigger memory corruption and gain elevated privileges on the system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2020-1080
Install updates from vendor's website.