<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Graphics Component improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.</p>
<p>In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to take control over the affected system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way in which the Microsoft Graphics Component handles objects in memory and preventing unintended elevation from user mode.</p>
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-09-11T17:08:34
Updated: 2024-11-18T17:44:29.703Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-0998
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:18:03.612Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:15.213
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:54:37.283
Link: CVE-2020-0998
Redhat
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