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CVE ID: CVE-2020-1256

Description:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

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 an untrusted webpage.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-1256
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1256
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1256

CVE ID:	CVE-2020-1256
Description:	An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. 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 an untrusted webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-1256 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1256 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1256