Description
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.</p>
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
E
Physical
RL
O
RC
Changed
Affected products
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1507N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1607N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1709N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsN/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1803N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1809N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit SystemsN/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based SystemsN/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based SystemsN/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 1909N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows 10 Version 2004N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2016N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2019N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)N/A – N/A
- Microsoft / Windows Server version 2004N/A – N/A