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CVE-2020-1574

5.5 MEDIUM

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory

Published: 2020-08-17 · Last updated: 2026-05-29

Severity and scoring

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
CWE-119

Affected products

VendorProduct
microsoftwindows_10

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.

Source: NVD

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