CVE-2020-0878

Basic Information

CVE State

PUBLISHED

Reserved Date

November 04, 2019

Published Date

September 11, 2020

Last Updated

February 04, 2025

Vendor

Microsoft

Product

ChakraCore, Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based), Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft browsers access objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, the attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability through Microsoft browsers, and then convince a user to view the website. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites, or websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements, by adding specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically via an enticement in email or instant message, or by getting them to open an email attachment. The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory.

Tags

cisa malware ransomware microsoft

CVSS Scores

SSVC Information

Exploitation

active

Technical Impact

total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild

Yes (2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

Used in Malware

Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source