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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.5 Medium

CVE-2020-16921

Windows Text Services Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Text Services Framework when it fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read data that was not intended to be disclosed. Note that this vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate their user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Text Services Framework handles objects in memory.</p>

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

Microsoft Windows Server version 2004

  • 10.0.0 to < publicationaffected

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