<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to either log on locally to an affected system, or convince a locally authenticated user to execute a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how win32k handles objects in memory.</p>
References
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0941 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-09-11T17:08:32
Updated: 2023-12-31T21:34:30.210Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-0941
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:14.980
Modified: 2023-12-31T22:15:48.410
Link: CVE-2020-0941
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