CVE-2020-0879 Information disclosure in Windows
An attacker can retrieve sensitive information from a targeted system due to improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows Graphics Device Interface.
- 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-2020-0879?
CVE-2020-0879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 12 Mar 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 in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory, allowing an attacker to retrieve information from a targeted system, aka 'Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0774, CVE-2020-0874, CVE-2020-0880, CVE-2020-0882.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0879?
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-2020-0879?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-0879 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0879 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qv5-m22w-57v5.