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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

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Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.440Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-1554

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:19.817

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:49.700

Link: CVE-2020-1554

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