Advisory Details

April 15th, 2020

Microsoft Windows JET Database Engine Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-0953
CVSS SCORE	7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Windows
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the JET database engine. Crafted data in a CSV file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0953
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-01-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-04-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Hossein Lotfi of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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