Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2019-1169
Published: August 13, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20221
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1169
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 a boundary error when processing objects in memory within the Windows kernel-mode driver Win32k.sys. A local user can create a malicious application, launch it on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1169
Install update from vendor's website.