<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Routing Utilities improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to cause a target system to stop responding.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.</p>
References
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1038 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-09-11T17:08:53
Updated: 2023-12-31T21:34:35.885Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1038
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:18.153
Modified: 2023-12-31T22:15:54.507
Link: CVE-2020-1038
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