Security Advisory

CVE-2020-1593

CVE vulnerability detail — eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2020-09-11 17:09:26
Last updated 2024-08-04 06:39:10
Assigner microsoft
State PUBLISHED

Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Decoder improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system.</p> <p>There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document, or by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Audio Decoder handles objects.</p>