<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RDP handles connection requests.</p>
References
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16896 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:39
Updated: 2023-12-31T19:19:46.897Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16896
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:13.383
Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:48.590
Link: CVE-2020-16896
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