CVE-2020-1084: Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published May 12, 2020
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Updated

A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service fails to validate certain function values. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could deny dependent security feature functionality. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service validates certain function values.

Other sources

A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists when Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service fails to validate certain function values.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could deny dependent security feature functionality.To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service validates certain function values., aka 'Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Denial of Service Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1123.

Affected Software

37 affected componentsFixes available
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10=1607
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 2019
Microsoft Windows 10=1903
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows Server=1903
Microsoft Windows 10=1709
Microsoft Windows 10=1903
Microsoft Windows Server=1909
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10=1903
Microsoft Windows 10=1709
Microsoft Windows 10=1709
Microsoft Windows 10=1909
Microsoft Windows 10=1909
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows 10=1909
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows 10=1809
Microsoft Windows 10=1809
Microsoft Windows Server=1803
Microsoft Windows 10=1809
Microsoft Windows 10=1803
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows 10=1607
Microsoft Windows 10=1803
Microsoft Windows 10=1803
Microsoft Windows 10=1607
Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch KB4556799
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch KB4556826
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch KB4556812
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch KB4551853
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch KB4556807
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch KB4556813

Event History

May 12, 2020
CVE Published
via Microsoft·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·02:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·02:00 PM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·02:00 PM
DescriptionSeverity
May 21, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:53 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·11:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who can exploit this vulnerability?

An attacker must be able to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The CVSS vector indicates local access and low privileges are required; no user interaction is required.

2

What is the practical impact of exploitation?

Successful exploitation can cause a denial of service affecting dependent security feature functionality. The provided CVSS assessment indicates availability impact, with no stated confidentiality or integrity impact.

3

Which systems are identified as affected?

The listed software includes Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, and Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

4

What fixes the issue?

The security update fixes the vulnerability by correcting validation of certain function values in the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service.

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