Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1095
Published: July 10, 2019 / Updated: July 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19100
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1095
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Windows GDI component when parsing font files in "DirectWrite" method in the DirectWrite library. A local user can use a specially crafted application to 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-2019-1095
Install update from vendor's website.