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CVE-2020-1256

Published: 2020-09-11T17:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.</p> > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt