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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2020-0922

Change History

CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation 12/31/2023 5:15:48 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1

								
							
							
						
Microsoft Corporation AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file or lure the target to a website hosting malicious JavaScript.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.</p>