Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-0803 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
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Windows Operating systems & Components / Operating system Windows Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Microsoft |
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU18159
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0803
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing objects in memory within the Microsoft Graphics Win32k component. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
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Vulnerable software versionsWindows: 7 - 10 1809
Windows Server: 2008 - 2019 1803
http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0803
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?