<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p>
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p> | <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.</p> |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:41.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.429Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-16901
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:13.820
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:21:19.743
Link: CVE-2020-16901
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