CVE-2020-1487 Media Foundation Information Disclosure Vulnerability
An attacker can obtain sensitive information by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file, aiding further system compromise.
- 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-2020-1487?
CVE-2020-1487 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 17 Aug 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 Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log onto an affected system and open a specially crafted file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) that contains a specially crafted file that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. However, an attacker would have no way to force the user to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince the user to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message, and then convince the user to open the specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Media Foundation handles objects in memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1487?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1487?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf86-frf5-frmh.