title: Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
description: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code.
Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a program process a specially crafted image file.
The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.
problem types: Remote Code Execution
affected:
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 2004
platforms: [32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems]
versions:
version: N/A, status: affected
}
{
vendor: Microsoft
product: Windows 10 Version 1909
platforms: [32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems]
versions:
version: N/A, status: affected
}
metrics:
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
baseScore: 5.5
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
]