<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p>
<p>In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Microsoft Graphics Component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from user mode.</p>

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-2463 <p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p> <p>In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Microsoft Graphics Component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from user mode.</p>
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Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-18T17:44:29.703Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-0998

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:18:03.612Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:15.213

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:54:37.283

Link: CVE-2020-0998

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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