#VU29792 Buffer overflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2020-1461

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#VU29792 Buffer overflow in Microsoft products - CVE-2020-1461

Published: July 14, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29792
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1461
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection
Microsoft Security Essentials
Windows Defender
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when the MpSigStub. A local user can use a specially crafted application to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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