CVE-2020-1436 Information

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows font library improperly handles specially crafted fonts.For all systems except Windows 10 an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely aka ‘Windows Font Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability’.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/25/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/25/5 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1436 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-877/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8