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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2020-1256

Change History

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 12/31/2023 5:16:01 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

								
								
					

					

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An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka 'Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>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 an untrusted webpage.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>