CVE-2020-1028

Impact

A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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 a malicious webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1028
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1028