CVE-2020-1441

high

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Spatial Data Service improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to overwrite or modify a protected file leading to a privilege escalation. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by addressing how the Windows Spatial Data Service handles objects in memory.

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-06-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High