CVE-2020-0938
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.690 · 99 %ileEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library improperly handles a specially-crafted multi-master font - Adobe Type 1 PostScript format.For all systems except Windows 10, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code remotely, aka 'Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1020.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (87)
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references (11)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/46441cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0938cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161299/Apple-CoreText-libFontParser.dylib-Stack-Corruption.htmlcnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0938cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0938cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Windows-vulnerabilities-of-April-2020-32021cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161299/Apple-CoreText-libFontParser.dylib-Stack-Corruption.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0938enisa_euvd
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