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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-1355: Windows Font Driver Host Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2020-1355: Windows Font Driver Host Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/14/2020
Created
07/15/2020
Added
07/14/2020
Modified
06/10/2024

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Font Driver Host improperly handles memory.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Font Driver Host handles memory., aka 'Windows Font Driver Host Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1903-kb4565483
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-1909-kb4565483
  • microsoft-windows-windows_10-2004-kb4565503
  • msft-kb4565483-3953c76a-16d0-4028-977a-0a5108a8c373
  • msft-kb4565483-b3f51921-6afd-4c38-8092-51c1be956806
  • msft-kb4565503-9f4ad806-f4a9-4868-b9a2-900b0a123d96

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