An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock 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 Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock handles memory.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:52
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.664Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1587
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:21.803
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:54.220
Link: CVE-2020-1587
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