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CVE-2020-1020

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-2020-0938.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
MicrosoftWindows 10 1507 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1507 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1607 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1709 Version- HwPlatformarm64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1803 Version- HwPlatformarm64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1803 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1803 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1809 Version- HwPlatformarm64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1809 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1809 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1903 Version- HwPlatformarm64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1903 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1903 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 10 1909 Version- HwPlatformarm64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1909 Version- HwPlatformx64
MicrosoftWindows 10 1909 Version- HwPlatformx86
MicrosoftWindows 7 Version- Updatesp1
MicrosoftWindows 8.1 Version-
MicrosoftWindows Rt 8.1 Version-
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Version- Updatesp2
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1 HwPlatformitanium
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1 HwPlatformx64

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 88.71% 0.995
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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.