CVE-2020-1120 Denial of service in Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems
An attacker can cause a denial of service in the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service by exploiting improper file operation handling.
- 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-2020-1120?
CVE-2020-1120 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service improperly handles file operations, aka 'Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1244.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-1120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fq6-jjh3-3fvq.