<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>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 an untrusted webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-09-11T17:09:11

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:31:59.924Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-1256

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:20.090

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:05.920

Link: CVE-2020-1256

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