CVE-2020-0761: Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Remote Code Execution
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2020-Sep
Released
2020-09-08
EPSS Score
11.14% (percentile: 93.5%)

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) mishandles objects in memory. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious requests to an Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) server. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) handles objects in memory.

Affected Products (17)

Other

  • 11769
  • 11571
  • 11572
  • 11715
  • 11647
  • 10816
  • 10855
  • 9312
  • 10287
  • 9318
  • 9344
  • 10051
  • 10049
  • 10378
  • 10379
  • 10483
  • 10543

Security Updates (12)

Acknowledgments

Dirk-jan Mollema (<a href="https://twitter.com/_dirkjan">@_dirkjan</a>)

Revision History

  • 2020-09-08: Information published.