Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU18212

Input validation error in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-0791

Published: April 10, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU18212

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0791

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0791

Install update from vendor's website.

External References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0791

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