Description
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</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>
Published: 2020-09-11
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 14.6% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</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> <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</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>

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


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Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 10 1607 Windows 10 1803 Windows 10 1809 Windows 10 1909 Windows Server 1903 Windows Server 1909 Windows Server 2004 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-18T17:41:55.269Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-1129

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:25:01.232Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:18.980

Modified: 2026-02-23T18:23:38.927

Link: CVE-2020-1129

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