CVE-2020-0736 Information disclosure in Windows

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit improper memory handling in the Windows kernel to disclose sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-0736?

CVE-2020-0736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 11 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0736?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0736?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0736 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0736 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 7 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hcfg-mxgg-w8v8.

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