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Microsoft CVE-2020-0718: Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft CVE-2020-0718: Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/08/2020
Created
09/09/2020
Added
09/08/2020
Modified
11/18/2021

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) mishandles objects in memory. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the Local System Account To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could send malicious requests to an Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) server. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Active Directory integrated DNS (ADIDNS) handles objects in memory.

Solution(s)

  • msft-kb4570333-0e3dc4b3-4757-43e3-a5d4-bf64c1856363
  • msft-kb4571756-5b919d47-fce4-48a0-8d72-b3fc27b78f6e
  • msft-kb4574727-0eef97a6-edd8-47e9-b6c7-d2f66afcc6a1
  • msft-kb4574727-48c91ab8-33a2-4dc3-96b2-9d75dc6c1f78
  • msft-kb4577015-6fa76bfe-50a8-4387-beba-0ab551736216
  • msft-kb4577048-2a6f610f-3d94-44f9-9494-dff5d7dc4c7d
  • msft-kb4577048-4b7a0848-ef4a-4215-b0b5-44b613dfa7a5
  • msft-kb4577048-8b77cb70-27e9-4194-8f41-961ff9f368e3
  • msft-kb4577053-12c49102-1b38-42a7-8c2a-9d72e0144a4d
  • msft-kb4577053-2cb12d27-8402-4b36-b44e-6496985fe4bb
  • msft-kb4577053-2fd523e1-6405-49f3-969f-cf7b165622ec
  • msft-kb4577053-8d0ba4d5-cad5-40be-b7a6-217507cba489
  • msft-kb4577053-ec5db2e3-9ef0-4898-b29d-f06265c1bd45
  • msft-kb4577070-09dac0b6-2b41-4365-b493-1f9100614a59
  • msft-kb4577070-f641b947-d0d7-449a-8152-9de3a3ff376b
  • msft-kb4577071-3ff40370-a545-4963-ac68-b4514134ae04
  • msft-kb4577071-4e5fb1e0-c9ea-4e9c-bf38-01f1f39da91f
  • msft-kb4577071-5ee69013-65fa-44f4-b211-f707351514e9

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