CVE Published: 14/08/2019 |
CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 |
CVE Year: 2019 Source: microsoft |
Vendor: Microsoft |
Product: Windows 7 Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2019-1169 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.
Metrics
CVSS Version: 3.1 |
Base Score: 7.8 HIGH Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C