CVE-2020-0708 Memory corruption in Windows

What is CVE-2020-0708?

CVE-2020-0708 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Imaging Library improperly handles memory.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to coerce a victim to open a specially crafted file.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Imaging Library handles memory., aka 'Windows Imaging Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0708?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-0708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10

• CVE-2015-2426 Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2015-1769 Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation Exploited Medium 6.6
• CVE-2020-1467 Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Critical 10.0
• CVE-2021-26424 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical 9.9
• CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical 9.9

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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