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CVE-2020-1319

Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 7.3 HIGHEPSS 4.7%
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 7.3EPSS 4.7%KEV nãoPoC Nuclei Metasploit Patch
Lifecycle
11 Sep 2020Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.</p>
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C