SB2019040907 - Privilege escalation in Windows CSRSS
Published: April 9, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019040907
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0735)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The 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 Windows Client Server Run-Time Subsystem (CSRSS). A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.