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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2020-1083

Change History

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 12/31/2023 5:15:56 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 

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

								
								
					

					

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						Description
						
							
							
								
							
								
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0921.

								
							
							
								
							
						
								
							
								
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Windows Graphics Component handles objects in memory.</p>