CVE-2020-1578

Medium

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) bypass. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could retrieve the memory address of a kernel object. To exploit the 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 the Windows kernel handles memory addresses.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Windows
PublishedAug 17, 2020
First seenAug 17, 2020

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft windows_101803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004—
microsoft windows_server_20161903, 1909, 2004—
microsoft windows_server_2019No range specified—

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