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CVE-2020-1038 json

Windows Routing Utilities Denial of Service

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-11932

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

<p>A denial of service vulnerability exists when Windows Routing Utilities improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to cause a target system to stop responding.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory.</p>

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1803
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909
  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1909 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1709
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server, version 1903 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004
  • Microsoft Windows Server version 2004
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

References

Sources

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