A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
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 a malicious webpage.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory.

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:32:01.258Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-1379

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:14.473

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:22.377

Link: CVE-2020-1379

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