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CVE-2020-0938

Warning

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 Version-
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 Version1607
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 Version1709
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 Version1803
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 Version1809
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 Version1903
Microsoft ≫ Windows 10 Version1909
Microsoft ≫ Windows 7 Version- Updatesp1
Microsoft ≫ Windows 8.1 Version-
Microsoft ≫ Windows Rt 8.1 Version-
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2008 Version- Updatesp2
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1 HwPlatformitanium
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1 HwPlatformx64
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2016 Version1803
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2016 Version1903
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2016 Version1909

03.11.2021: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library contains an unspecified vulnerability when handling specially crafted multi-master fonts (Adobe Type 1 PostScript format) that allows for remote code execution for all systems except Windows 10. For systems running Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code in an AppContainer sandbox context with limited privileges and capabilities.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 87.84% 0.995
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 6.8 8.6 6.4
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.