<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate 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>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.</p>
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:57
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.489Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16938
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:15.617
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:07:28.040
Link: CVE-2020-16938
Redhat
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