An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider improperly handles memory.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider handles memory.
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| Description | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider improperly handles memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider handles memory. | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider improperly handles memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider handles memory. |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:49.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.579Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1579
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:21.317
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:42.000
Link: CVE-2020-1579
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