<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p> <p>The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:43

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.577Z

Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-16907

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.070

Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:50.197

Link: CVE-2020-16907

cve-icon Redhat

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