An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Speech Runtime improperly handles memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Speech Runtime handles memory.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:24

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.521Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-1521

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:17.740

Modified: 2024-01-19T00:15:14.957

Link: CVE-2020-1521

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