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KB4565351: Windows 10 Version 1903 and Windows 10 Version 1909 August 2020 Security Update

high Nessus Plugin ID 139485

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Windows host is missing security update 4565351.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory.
 An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Foundation handles objects in memory. (CVE-2020-1379, CVE-2020-1477, CVE-2020-1478, CVE-2020-1492, CVE-2020-1525, CVE-2020-1554)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows WalletService handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. (CVE-2020-1533, CVE-2020-1556)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Media Audio Codec improperly handles objects. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected 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 a malicious webpage. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Media Audio Codec handles objects. (CVE-2020-1339)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service handles file operations. (CVE-2020-1511)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the srmsvc.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.
 (CVE-2020-1475)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CDP User Components improperly handle memory.
 (CVE-2020-1549, CVE-2020-1550)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when DirectWrite improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users 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 DirectWrite handles objects in memory.
 (CVE-2020-1577)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Radio Manager API improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1528)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists on ARM implementations that use speculative execution in control flow via a side-channel analysis, aka &quot ;straight-line speculation." (CVE-2020-1459)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in RPC if the server has Routing and Remote Access enabled. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system (CVE-2020-1383)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge (HTML-based). The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could 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. (CVE-2020-1555)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Work Folders Service improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1470, CVE-2020-1484, CVE-2020-1516)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Custom Protocol Engine improperly handles memory. (CVE-2020-1527)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Storage Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on the victim system.
 (CVE-2020-1490)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs;
 view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2020-1480, CVE-2020-1529)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Speech Runtime improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1521, CVE-2020-1522)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows CSC Service improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1489, CVE-2020-1513)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Accounts Control improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1531)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status.
 (CVE-2020-1467)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Runtime improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Runtime handles objects in memory.
 (CVE-2020-1553)

 - 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. (CVE-2020-1520)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows UPnP Device Host improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1519, CVE-2020-1538)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could 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.
 (CVE-2020-1380, CVE-2020-1570)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Telephony Server improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1515)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) when an authenticated attacker sends a specially crafted authentication request. A remote attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause an elevation of privilege on the target system's LSASS service. The security update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way that LSASS handles specially crafted authentication requests. (CVE-2020-1509)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory.
 An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system. (CVE-2020-1487)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows AppX Deployment Extensions improperly performs privilege management, resulting in access to system files. (CVE-2020-1488)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows File Server Resource Management Service improperly handles memory. (CVE-2020-1517, CVE-2020-1518)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the dnsrslvr.dll handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions.
 (CVE-2020-1584)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Network Connection Broker improperly handles memory. (CVE-2020-1526)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Speech Shell Components improperly handle memory. (CVE-2020-1524)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when ASP.NET or .NET web applications running on IIS improperly allow access to cached files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain access to restricted files. (CVE-2020-1476)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows State Repository Service improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows State Repository Service handles objects in memory. (CVE-2020-1512)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Remote Access improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.
 (CVE-2020-1537)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the "Public Account Pictures" folder improperly handles junctions. (CVE-2020-1565)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Service improperly handles file operations. (CVE-2020-1534)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge PDF Reader improperly handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that enables 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, an 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. (CVE-2020-1568)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Kernel API improperly handles registry objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain elevated privileges on a targeted system. A locally authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that the Windows Kernel API properly handles objects in memory.
 (CVE-2020-1377, CVE-2020-1378)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Print Spooler service improperly allows arbitrary writing to the file system. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2020-1337)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows WaasMedic Service improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1548)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) Service improperly discloses contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system.
 (CVE-2020-1474, CVE-2020-1485)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.
 An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2020-1417, CVE-2020-1486, CVE-2020-1566)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Jet Database Engine handles objects in memory. (CVE-2020-1473, CVE-2020-1557, CVE-2020-1558, CVE-2020-1564)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory.
 The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that enables 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. (CVE-2020-1569)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information.
 An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the users system. (CVE-2020-1510)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Backup Engine improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1535, CVE-2020-1536, CVE-2020-1539, CVE-2020-1540, CVE-2020-1541, CVE-2020-1542, CVE-2020-1543, CVE-2020-1544, CVE-2020-1545, CVE-2020-1546, CVE-2020-1547, CVE-2020-1551)

 - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) bypass. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could retrieve the memory address of a kernel object. (CVE-2020-1578)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when DirectX improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
 (CVE-2020-1479)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock improperly handles memory. (CVE-2020-1587)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider improperly handles memory. (CVE-2020-1579)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system. (CVE-2020-1561, CVE-2020-1562)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Work Folder Service improperly handles file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Work Folder Service handles file operations. (CVE-2020-1552)

 - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Remote Access improperly handles memory.
 (CVE-2020-1530)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the MSHTML engine improperly validates input. An attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2020-1567)

 - A spoofing vulnerability exists when Windows incorrectly validates file signatures. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass security features and load improperly signed files. In an attack scenario, an attacker could bypass security features intended to prevent improperly signed files from being loaded. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows validates file signatures.
 (CVE-2020-1464)

Solution

Apply Cumulative Update KB4565351.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7a2c32c0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139485

File Name: smb_nt_ms20_aug_4565351.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 8/11/2020

Updated: 12/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1564

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1561

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:edge

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/11/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2020

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Microsoft Spooler Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-1337, CVE-2020-1339, CVE-2020-1377, CVE-2020-1378, CVE-2020-1379, CVE-2020-1380, CVE-2020-1383, CVE-2020-1417, CVE-2020-1459, CVE-2020-1464, CVE-2020-1467, CVE-2020-1470, CVE-2020-1473, CVE-2020-1474, CVE-2020-1475, CVE-2020-1476, CVE-2020-1477, CVE-2020-1478, CVE-2020-1479, CVE-2020-1480, CVE-2020-1484, CVE-2020-1485, CVE-2020-1486, CVE-2020-1487, CVE-2020-1488, CVE-2020-1489, CVE-2020-1490, CVE-2020-1492, CVE-2020-1509, CVE-2020-1510, CVE-2020-1511, CVE-2020-1512, CVE-2020-1513, CVE-2020-1515, CVE-2020-1516, CVE-2020-1517, CVE-2020-1518, CVE-2020-1519, CVE-2020-1520, CVE-2020-1521, CVE-2020-1522, CVE-2020-1524, CVE-2020-1525, CVE-2020-1526, CVE-2020-1527, CVE-2020-1528, CVE-2020-1529, CVE-2020-1530, CVE-2020-1531, CVE-2020-1533, CVE-2020-1534, CVE-2020-1535, CVE-2020-1536, CVE-2020-1537, CVE-2020-1538, CVE-2020-1539, CVE-2020-1540, CVE-2020-1541, CVE-2020-1542, CVE-2020-1543, CVE-2020-1544, CVE-2020-1545, CVE-2020-1546, CVE-2020-1547, CVE-2020-1548, CVE-2020-1549, CVE-2020-1550, CVE-2020-1551, CVE-2020-1552, CVE-2020-1553, CVE-2020-1554, CVE-2020-1555, CVE-2020-1556, CVE-2020-1557, CVE-2020-1558, CVE-2020-1561, CVE-2020-1562, CVE-2020-1564, CVE-2020-1565, CVE-2020-1566, CVE-2020-1567, CVE-2020-1568, CVE-2020-1569, CVE-2020-1570, CVE-2020-1577, CVE-2020-1578, CVE-2020-1579, CVE-2020-1584, CVE-2020-1587

IAVA: 2020-A-0361-S, 2020-A-0367-S, 2020-A-0370-S, 2021-A-0429-S, 2021-A-0431-S

MSFT: MS20-4565351

MSKB: 4565351