<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Text Services Framework when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate their user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Text Services Framework handles objects in memory.</p>
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:49

Updated: 2024-11-15T16:59:28.604Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-16921

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.525Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:14.837

Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:52.457

Link: CVE-2020-16921

cve-icon Redhat

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