Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU18004

Integer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0689

Published: March 17, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18004

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0689

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in Windows Subsystem for Linux. A local user can use a specially specially crafted application to trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0689

Install update from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0689

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