Microsoft Windows Tile Object Service CVE-2020-0786 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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A denial of service vulnerability exists when the Windows Tile Object Service improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a target system to stop responding. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would allow an attacker to overwrite system files. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Tile Object Service handles hard links.

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Windows 10
Windows Server 2016

CVE References

CVE-2020-0786