vulnerability
Microsoft CVE-2019-1169: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
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7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 13, 2019 | Aug 13, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 |
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how the Windows kernel-mode driver handles objects in memory.
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