CVE-2020-17022
Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.</p>
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
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- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
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