CVE-2020-16938

Description

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 users system. 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. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles objects in memory.

Risk Information

Base Score

5.4

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

10.627

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311)	Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x86-based Systems (KB4579311)	Windows
Windows Backup Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability for Windows Server, version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311)	Windows

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
PATCH-30028	2020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-30029	2020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x86-based Systems (KB4579311) (CVE-2020-16898)
PATCH-30030	2020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server, version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4579311) (CVE-2020-16898)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234