CVE-2020-0716: Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Information Disclosure

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2020-Feb

Released

2020-02-11

EPSS Score

0.53% (percentile: 67.3%)

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k handles objects in memory.

FAQ

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is memory layout - the vulnerability allows an attacker to collect information that facilitates predicting addressing of the memory.

Affected Products (14)

Windows

• Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
• Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
• Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
• Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
• Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
• Windows RT 8.1
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (5)

• 4537789
• 4537776
• 4537764
• 4537821
• 4537803

Acknowledgments

Guopengfei from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi'anxin Group

Revision History

• 2020-02-11: Information published.