Microsoft Windows up to Server 2019 JET Database Engine memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component JET Database Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0889, CVE-2020-0953, CVE-2020-0960, CVE-2020-0988, CVE-2020-0992, CVE-2020-0994, CVE-2020-0995, CVE-2020-0999, CVE-2020-1008.

The weakness was published 04/14/2020 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-0959. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 04/15/2020). The advisory points out:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at 153244, 153243, 153241 and 153239.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-0959 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215
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Created: 04/15/2020 10:17
Updated: 04/15/2020 10:22
Changes: 04/15/2020 10:17 (54), 04/15/2020 10:22 (17)
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