CVE-2019-1154

Plain English Summary

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An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive information from a user's system, which could help them take further control over it. To do this, the attacker might trick the user into opening a malicious document or visiting a harmful website.

Technical Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise a user’s system. There are multiple ways an attacker could exploit the vulnerability, such as by convincing a user to open a specially crafted document or by convincing a user to visit an untrusted webpage. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows GDI component handles objects in memory.

CVSS Vector Analysis

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality ImpactHigh
Integrity ImpactNone
Availability ImpactNone
ScopeUnchanged

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Est. Bounty
$759($500-$1K)
Vendor Response
Grade FPatched in 2382 days

Quick Information

Published

Aug 14, 2019

over 6 years ago

Last Modified

Feb 20, 2026

about 2 months ago

Vendor

microsoft

Product

windows 7

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