Security Vulnerabilities - CVEs Published In May 2020
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory. 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.
If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability 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.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory.
CVSS Score
4.2
EPSS Score
0.077
Published
2020-05-21
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in .NET Framework which could allow an attacker to elevate their privilege level.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to access the local machine, and then run a malicious program.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how .NET Framework activates COM objects.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.023
Published
2020-05-21
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions on a target system.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker who has a domain user account could create a specially crafted request, causing Windows to execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.095
Published
2020-05-21
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows Media Service that allows file creation in arbitrary locations.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Media Service handles file creation.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.009
Published
2020-05-21
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server when it fails to properly identify and filter unsafe ASP.Net web controls. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted page to perform actions in the security context of the SharePoint application pool process.
To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated user must create and invoke a specially crafted page on an affected version of Microsoft SharePoint Server.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles processing of created content.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.099
Published
2020-05-21
Jodd before 5.0.4 performs Deserialization of Untrusted JSON Data when setClassMetadataName is set.
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.083
Published
2020-05-21
Slurm 19.05.x before 19.05.7 and 20.02.x before 20.02.3, in the rare case where Message Aggregation is enabled, allows Authentication Bypass via an Alternate Path or Channel. A race condition allows a user to launch a process as an arbitrary user.
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.023
Published
2020-05-21
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending the specially crafted file to the user and convincing the user to open the file. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website (or leverage a compromised website that accepts or hosts user-provided content) containing a specially crafted file designed to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click a link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or instant message, and then convince them to open the specially crafted file.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Excel handles objects in memory.
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.116
Published
2020-05-21
A denial of service vulnerability exists when Hyper-V on a Windows Server fails to properly handle specially crafted network packets.
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would send specially crafted network packets to the Hyper-V Server.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by resolving the conditions where Hyper-V would fail to properly handle these network packets.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.044
Published
2020-05-21
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.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.055
Published
2020-05-21