First published: Thu May 21 2020(Updated: )
A memory corruption vulnerability exists when Windows Media Foundation improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Media Foundation Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1126, CVE-2020-1136, CVE-2020-1150.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1607 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1709 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1809 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1903 | |
Microsoft Windows 10 | =1909 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1803 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1903 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | =1909 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
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CVE-2020-1028 has a severity rating of important according to Microsoft’s security guidelines.
To fix CVE-2020-1028, install the security updates released by Microsoft for affected Windows versions.
CVE-2020-1028 affects various versions of Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019.
The impact of CVE-2020-1028 can lead to memory corruption which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
There are currently no known workarounds for CVE-2020-1028, and applying the latest patches is recommended.