Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0802
Published: April 10, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18181
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0802
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Windows GDI component when processing untrusted data. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-0802
Install update from vendor's website.