CVE-2020-1578

Summary

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) bypass. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could retrieve the memory address of a kernel object. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel handles memory addresses.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180310.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 190910.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)10.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 200410.0.0 < publicationaffected
MicrosoftWindows Server version 200410.0.0 < publicationaffected

Weaknesses

  • Information Disclosure

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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