Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-1508 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products

CVSS 7.6 - HIGH

Attack vector

NETWORK

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

LOW

Confidentiality impact

HIGH

Integrity impact

LOW

Availability impact

NONE

network

low complexity

microsoft

NVD

Published: 2020-09-11

Updated: 2023-12-31

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Decoder improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Audio Decoder handles objects.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
OS	Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Windows 10 1607 Microsoft Windows 10 - Microsoft Windows 10 1709 Microsoft Windows 10 1803 Microsoft Windows 10 1809 Microsoft Windows 10 1903 Microsoft Windows 10 1909 Microsoft Windows 10 2004 Microsoft Windows 8.1 - Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 2004 Microsoft Windows 7 - Microsoft Windows RT 8.1 - Microsoft Windows Server 2019 -	20

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1508