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CVE ID: CVE-2020-16901

Description:
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory.

To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16901
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16901
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16901

CVE ID:	CVE-2020-16901
Description:	An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory. To exploit this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel initializes objects in memory.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-16901 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16901 https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16901