An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) bypass. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could retrieve the memory address of a kernel object.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles memory addresses.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:49
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.638Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1578
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:21.240
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:53.093
Link: CVE-2020-1578
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